Canon PowerShot SX160 IS User manual

Camera User Guide

• Makesureyoureadthisguide,includingthe“Safety

Precautions”section,beforeusingthecamera.

• Readingthisguidewillhelpyoulearntousethecamera

properly.

• Storethisguidesafelysothatyoucanuseitinthefuture.

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Package Contents

Beforeuse,makesurethefollowingitemsareincludedinthepackage.

Ifanythingismissing,contactyourcameradealer.

Camera

AAAlkalineBatteries(x2)

InterfaceCable

IFC-400PCU

WristStrap

WS-800

DIGITALCAMERA

SolutionDisk

*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStarted

WarrantyCard

*ContainssoftwareandPDFmanuals(=



25).

• Amemorycardisnotincluded(seebelow).

Compatible Memory Cards

Thefollowingmemorycards(soldseparately)canbeused,regardlessof

capacity.

• SDmemorycards

*

• SDHCmemorycards

*

• SDXCmemorycards

*

• Eye-Ficards

*ConformstoSDspecications.However,notallmemorycardshavebeenveriedto

workwiththecamera.

AboutEye-FiCards

ThisproductisnotguaranteedtosupportEye-Ficardfunctions(including

wirelesstransfer).IncaseofanissuewithanEye-Ficard,pleasecheck

withthecardmanufacturer.

AlsonotethatanapprovalisrequiredtouseEye-Ficardsinmanycountries

orregions.Withoutapproval,useofthecardisnotpermitted.Ifitisunclear

whetherthecardhasbeenapprovedforuseinthearea,pleasecheckwith

thecardmanufacturer.

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Preliminary Notes and Legal Information

• Takeandreviewsometestshotsinitiallytomakesuretheimageswere

recordedcorrectly.PleasenotethatCanonInc.,itssubsidiariesand

afliates,anditsdistributorsarenotliableforanyconsequentialdamages

arisingfromanymalfunctionofacameraoraccessory,includingmemory

cards,thatresultsinthefailureofanimagetoberecordedortobe

recordedinawaythatismachinereadable.

• Imagesrecordedbythecameraareintendedforpersonaluse.Refrain

fromunauthorizedrecordingthatinfringesoncopyrightlaw,andnotethat

evenforpersonaluse,photographymaycontravenecopyrightorother

legalrightsatsomeperformancesorexhibitions,orinsomecommercial

settings.

• Thecamerawarrantyisvalidonlyintheareaofpurchase.Incaseof

cameraproblemswhileabroad,returntotheareaofpurchasebefore

contactingaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

• AlthoughtheLCDmonitorisproducedunderextremelyhigh-precision

manufacturingconditionsandmorethan99.99%ofthepixelsmeet

designspecications,inrarecasessomepixelsmaybedefectiveormay

appearasredorblackdots.Thisdoesnotindicatecameradamageor

affectrecordedimages.

• TheLCDmonitormaybecoveredwithathinplasticlmforprotection

againstscratchesduringshipment.Ifcovered,removethelmbefore

usingthecamera.

• Whenthecameraisusedoveranextendedperiod,itmaybecomewarm.

Thisdoesnotindicatedamage.

Organization of Camera User Guide

Thefollowingguidesareincluded,eachusedfordifferentpurposes.

BasicGuide(=



13)

• Givesbasicinstructions,frominitialpreparationstoshooting,playback,

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(=



33)

• Practicalguidethatintroducesothercamerabasicsanddescribes

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide

 Microphone

 Lamp

 Lens

 Zoomlever

 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

 Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Strapmount

 Shutterbutton

 Powerbutton

 Modedial

 Flash

 Speaker

 Date/timebatteryholder

 Tripodsocket

 Memorycard/batterycover

 Lockreleaseswitch

 DCcouplercableport

• Inthisguide,iconsareusedtorepresentthecorrespondingcamera

buttonsanddialsonwhichtheyappearorwhichtheyresemble.

• Thefollowingcamerabuttonsandcontrolsarerepresentedbyicons.

<o> Upbutton

onback

<q> Leftbutton onback

<r> Rightbutton onback

 Downbutton onback

<5> Controldial onback

• Shootingmodesandon-screeniconsandtextareindicatedinbrackets.

•

:Importantinformationyoushouldknow

•

:Notesandtipsforexpertcamerause

• =xx:Pageswithrelatedinformation(inthisexample,“xx”representsa

pagenumber)

• Instructionsinthisguideapplytothecameraunderdefaultsettings.

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PartNamesandConventionsinThisGuide

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

<h(Flashup)>button

<b(Exposurecompensation)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 Moviebutton

<1(Playback)>button

 HDMI

TM

terminal

 DIGITALterminal

< (ISOspeed)>/< (Filter

imagedisplay)>/Upbutton

<e(Macro)>/<f(Manual

focus)>/Leftbutton

 Controldial

 FUNC./SETbutton

<h(Flash)>/Rightbutton

<Q(Self-timer)>/

Downbutton

 Indicator

<l(Display)>button

<n>button

 Turningthecontroldialisonewayto

choosesettingitems,switchimages,and

performotheroperations.Mostofthese

operationsarealsopossiblewiththe

<o><q><r>buttons.

• Forconvenience,allsupportedmemorycardsaresimplyreferredtoas

“thememorycard”.

• Thetabsshownabovetitlesindicatewhetherthefunctionisusedforstill

images,movies,orboth.

StillImages

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingstillimages.

Movies

: Indicatesthatthefunctionisusedwhenshootingor

viewingmovies.

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Table of Contents

PackageContents.........................2

CompatibleMemoryCards............2

PreliminaryNotesandLegal

Information.....................................3

OrganizationofCameraUser

Guide.............................................3

PartNamesandConventionsin

ThisGuide......................................4

TableofContents...........................6

Contents:BasicOperations...........8

SafetyPrecautions.......................10

Basic Guide .................... 13

InitialPreparations.......................14

TryingtheCameraOut................20

IncludedSoftware,PDF

Manuals.......................................25

Accessories..................................32

Advanced Guide ............. 33

1 CameraBasics.....................33

On/Off..........................................34

ShutterButton..............................35

ShootingModes...........................36

ShootingDisplayOptions............36

FUNC.Menu................................37

MENUMenu................................38

IndicatorDisplay..........................40

Clock............................................40

2 SmartAutoMode.................41

Shooting(SmartAuto).................42

Common,ConvenientFeatures...49

ImageCustomizationFeatures....54

HelpfulShootingFeatures...........59

CustomizingCamera

Operation.....................................62

3 OtherShootingModes........65

Brightness/ColorCustomization

(LiveViewControl).......................66

SpecicScenes...........................67

SpecialModesforOther

Purposes......................................69

ImageEffects(CreativeFilters)...71

DiscreetMode..............................76

ShootingVariousMovies.............77

4 PMode..................................79

ShootinginProgramAEMode

(Mode)..................................80

ImageBrightness(Exposure

Compensation)............................81

ColorandContinuousShooting...84

ShootingRangeandFocusing....90

Flash............................................98

OtherSettings............................101

5 Tv,Av,andMMode............103

SpecicShutterSpeeds(<Tv>

Mode).........................................104

SpecicApertureValues(<Av>

Mode).........................................105

SpecicShutterSpeedsand

ApertureValues(<M>Mode).....106

6 PlaybackMode..................109

Viewing...................................... 110

BrowsingandFiltering

Images....................................... 114

ImageViewingOptions.............. 117

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TableofContents

ProtectingImages......................120

ErasingImages..........................124

RotatingImages.........................127

ImageCategories......................129

EditingStillImages....................133

EditingMovies............................139

7 SettingMenu......................141

AdjustingBasicCamera

Functions...................................142

8 Accessories.......................155

ReplacingtheDate/Time

Battery........................................156

OptionalAccessories.................157

UsingOptionalAccessories.......159

PrintingImages..........................166

UsinganEye-FiCard.................179

9 Appendix............................181

Troubleshooting.........................182

On-ScreenMessages................186

On-ScreenInformation..............188

FunctionsandMenuTables.......192

HandlingPrecautions.................202

Specications.............................203

Index..........................................207

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Contents: Basic Operations

4 Shoot

 Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode).................................... 42

Shootingpeoplewell

I

Portraits

(=



67)

P

AgainstSnow

(=

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68)

Matchingspecicscenes

LowLight

(=



67)

t

Fireworks

(=



68)

Applyingspecialeffects

VividColors

(=



71)

PosterEffect

(=



71)

Fish-EyeEffect

(=



72)

MiniatureEffect

(=



72)

ToyCameraEffect

(=



74)

Monochrome

(=



75)

 Wheresoundandasharenotallowed(DiscreetMode).................... 76

 Whileadjustingimagesettings(LiveViewControl)............................. 66

 Focusonfaces......................................................................... 42,67,93

 Withmyselfintheshot(Self-Timer)............................................... 50,69

 Adddatestamps.................................................................................. 52

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Contents:BasicOperations

1 View

 Viewimages(PlaybackMode)............................................................110

 Automaticplayback(Slideshow).........................................................118

 OnaTV.............................................................................................. 159

 Onacomputer..................................................................................... 26

 Browsethroughimagesquickly..........................................................114

 Eraseimages..................................................................................... 124

E Shoot/ViewMovies

 Shootmovies................................................................................. 42,77

 Viewmovies(PlaybackMode)............................................................110

c Print

 Printpictures...................................................................................... 166

  Save

 Saveimagestoacomputer................................................................. 26

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Safety Precautions

• Beforeusingtheproduct,pleaseensurethatyoureadthesafetyprecautions

describedbelow.Alwaysensurethattheproductisusedcorrectly.

• Thesafetyprecautionsnotedonthefollowingpagesareintendedtoprevent

injuriestoyourselfandotherpersons,ordamagetotheequipment.

• Besuretoalsochecktheguidesincludedwithanyseparatelysold

accessoriesyouuse.

Warning

Denotesthepossibilityofseriousinjuryordeath.

• Donottriggertheashincloseproximitytopeople’seyes.

Exposuretotheintenselightproducedbytheashcoulddamageeyesight.

Inparticular,remainatleast1meter(39inches)awayfrominfantswhen

usingtheash.

• Storethisequipmentoutofthereachofchildrenandinfants.

Strap:Puttingthestraparoundachild’sneckcouldresultinasphyxiation.

Date/timebattery:Dangerousifswallowed.Ifthisoccurs,contactadoctor

immediately.

• Useonlyrecommendedpowersources.

• Donotattempttodisassemble,alterorapplyheattotheproduct.

• Avoiddroppingorsubjectingtheproducttosevereimpacts.

• Toavoidtheriskofinjury,donottouchtheinterioroftheproductif

ithasbeendroppedorotherwisedamaged.

• Stopusingtheproductimmediatelyifitemitssmoke,astrange

smell,orotherwisebehavesabnormally.

• Donotuseorganicsolventssuchasalcohol,benzine,orthinnerto

cleantheproduct.

• Donotlettheproductcomeintocontactwithwater(e.g.seawater)

orotherliquids.

• Donotallowliquidsorforeignobjectstoenterthecamera.

Thiscouldresultinelectricalshockorre.

Ifliquidsorforeignobjectscomeintocontactwiththecamerainterior,

immediatelyturnthecameraoffandremovethebatteries.

• Useonlytherecommendedbatteries.

• Donotplacethebatteriesnearorindirectame.

Thebatteriesmayexplodeorleak,resultinginelectricalshockorre.This

couldcauseinjuryanddamagethesurroundings.Intheeventthatbatteries

leakandthebatteryelectrolytecontactseyes,mouth,skinorclothing,

immediatelyushwithwater.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Turnthecameraoffinplaceswherecamerauseisprohibited.

Theelectromagneticwavesemittedbythecameramayinterferewiththe

operationofelectronicinstrumentsandotherdevices.Exerciseadequate

cautionwhenusingthecamerainplaceswhereuseofelectronicdevicesis

restricted,suchasinsideairplanesandmedicalfacilities.

• DonotplaythesuppliedCD-ROM(s)inanyCDplayerthatdoesnot

supportdataCD-ROMs.

Itispossibletosufferhearinglossfromlisteningwithheadphonestothe

loudsoundsofaCD-ROMplayedonanaudioCDplayer(musicplayer).

Additionally,thiscoulddamagethespeakers.

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofinjury.

• Whenholdingthecamerabythestrap,becarefulnottobangit,

subjectittostrongimpactsorshocks,orletitgetcaughtonother

objects.

• Becarefulnottobumporpushstronglyonthelens.

Thiscouldleadtoinjuryordamagethecamera.

• Becarefulnottosubjectthescreentostrongimpacts.

Ifthescreencracks,injurymayresultfromthebrokenfragments.

• Whenusingtheash,becarefulnottocoveritwithyourngersor

clothing.

Thiscouldresultinburnsordamagetotheash.

• Avoidusing,placingorstoringtheproductinthefollowingplaces:

-Placessubjecttostrongsunlight

-Placessubjecttotemperaturesabove40°C(104°F)

-Humidordustyareas

Thesecouldcauseleakage,overheatingoranexplosionofthebatteries,

resultinginelectricalshock,re,burnsorotherinjuries.

• Theslideshowtransitioneffectsmaycausediscomfortwhenviewed

forprolongedperiods.

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SafetyPrecautions

Caution

Denotesthepossibilityofdamagetotheequipment.

• Donotaimthecameraatbrightlightsources(suchasthesunona

clearday).

Doingsomaydamagetheimagesensor.

• Whenusingthecameraonabeachoratawindylocation,becareful

nottoallowdustorsandtoenterthecamera.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

• Inregularuse,smallamountsofsmokemaybeemittedfromthe

ash.

Thisisduetothehighintensityoftheashburningdustandforeign

materialsstucktothefrontoftheunit.Pleaseuseacottonswabtoremove

dirt,dustorotherforeignmatterfromtheashtopreventheatbuild-upand

damagetotheunit.

• Removeandstorethebatterieswhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteriesareleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay

occur.

• Beforeyoudiscardthebatteries,covertheterminalswithtapeor

otherinsulators.

Contactingothermetalmaterialsmayleadtoreorexplosions.

• Donotchargebatteriesofdifferenttypesatthesametime,oruse

olderbatteriestogetherwithnewerbatteries.

• Donotinsertthebatterieswiththe+and–terminalsreversed.

Thismaycausetheproducttomalfunction.

• Whenputtingthecamerainyourbag,ensurethathardobjectsdo

notcomeintocontactwiththescreen.

• Donotattachanyhardobjectstothecamera.

Doingsomaycausemalfunctionsordamagethescreen.

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Basic Guide

Givesbasicinstructions,frominitial

preparationstoshooting,playback,and

savingonacomputer

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Initial Preparations

Prepareforshootingasfollows.

Attaching the Strap

 Threadtheendofthestrapthroughthe

straphole(

),andthenpulltheother

endofthestrapthroughthelooponthe

threadedend(

).

 Thestrapcanalsobeattachedtotheleft

sideofthecamera.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourwrist.

 Whenshooting,keepyourarmscloseto

yourbodyandholdthecamerasecurely

topreventitfrommoving.Ifyouhave

raisedtheash,donotrestyourngers

onit.

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InitialPreparations

Inserting the Batteries and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbatteriesandamemorycard(soldseparately).

Notethatbeforeusinganewmemorycard(oramemorycardformattedin

anotherdevice),youshouldformatthememorycardwiththiscamera(=146).

1 Checkthecard’swrite-protect

tab.

 Recordingisnotpossibleonmemorycards

withawrite-protecttabwhenthetabisinthe

locked(downward)position.Slidethetabup

untilitclicksintotheunlockedposition.

2 Openthecover.

 Slidetheswitch( )andopenthecover

(

).

3 Insertthebatteries.

 Insertthebatteriesasshown.

Label

4 Insertthememorycard.

 Insertthememorycardfacingasshown

untilitclicksintothelockedposition.

 Makesurethememorycardisfacingthe

rightwaywhenyouinsertit.Inserting

memorycardsfacingthewrongwaymay

damagethecamera.

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InitialPreparations

5 Closethecover.

 Lowerthecover( )andholditdownas

youslideit,untilitclicksintotheclosed

position(

).

CompatibleBatteries

UseAAalkalinebatteriesorCanonAANiMHbatteries(soldseparately,

=



157).

• Duetotheinconsistentperformanceofotherbatteries,useofspecied

batteriesonlyisrecommended.

• NiMHbatterieslastlongerincamerasthanalkalinebatteriesdo,especially

incoldweather.

• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingarepossiblewith

variousbatteries,see“Specications”(=



203).

RemovingtheMemoryCard

 Openthecoverandpushthememory

cardinuntilitclicks,andthenslowly

releasethememorycard.

 Thememorycardwillpopup.

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InitialPreparations

Setting the Date and Time

Setthecurrentdateandtimecorrectlyasfollowsifthe[Date/Time]screen

isdisplayedwhenyouturnthecameraon.Informationyouspecifythisway

isrecordedinimagepropertieswhenyoushoot,anditisusedwhenyou

manageimagesbyshootingdateorprintimagesshowingthedate.

Youcanalsoaddadatestamptoshots,ifyouwish(=



52).

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 The[Date/Time]screenisdisplayed.

2 Setthedateandtime.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonstochoosean

option.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtospecifythedateandtime.

 Whennished,pressthe<m>button.

3 Setthehometimezone.

 Pressthe<q><r>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochooseyourhometime

zone.

4 Finishthesetupprocess.

 Pressthe<m>buttonwhennished.

Afteraconrmationmessage,thesetting

screenisnolongerdisplayed.

 Toturnoffthecamera,pressthepowerbutton.

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InitialPreparations

• Unlessyousetthedate,time,andhometimezone,the[Date/

Time]screenwillbedisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon.

Specifythecorrectinformation.

• Tosetdaylightsavingtime(1hourahead),choose[ ]instep2andthen

choose[

]bypressingthe<o>buttonsorturningthe<5>dial.

ChangingtheDateandTime

Adjustthedateandtimeasfollows.

1 Accessthecameramenu.

 Pressthe<n>button.

2 Choose[Date/Time].

 Movethezoomlevertochoosethe[3]

tab.

 Pressthe<o>buttonsorturnthe

<5>dialtochoose[Date/Time],and

thenpressthe<m>button.

3 Changethedateandtime.

 Followstep2on=17toadjustthesettings.

 Pressthe<n>buttontoclosethemenu.

• Oncethedate/timebatteryisdepleted,the[Date/Time]screenwillbedisplayedwhen

youturnthecameraon.Followthestepson=17tosetthedateandtime.

• Ifthe[Date/Time]screenisdisplayedeachtimeyouturnthecameraon,

evenafteryouhavesetthedateandtimecorrectly,replacethedate/time

batterywithanewone(=



156).

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InitialPreparations

Display Language

Thedisplaylanguagecanbechangedasneeded.

1 EnterPlaybackmode.

 Pressthe<1>button.

2 Accessthesettingscreen.

 Pressandholdthe<m>button,and

thenimmediatelypressthe<n>

button.

3 Setthedisplaylanguage.

 Pressthe<o><q><r>buttonsor

turnthe<5>dialtochoosealanguage,

andthenpressthe<m>button.

 Oncethedisplaylanguagehasbeenset,

thesettingscreenisnolongerdisplayed.

• Thecurrenttimeisdisplayedifyouwaittoolonginstep2afterpressing

the<m>buttonbeforeyoupressthe<n>button.Inthiscase,

pressthe<m>buttontodismissthetimedisplayandrepeatstep2.

• Youcanalsochangethedisplaylanguagebypressingthe<n>button

andchoosing[Language

]onthe[3]tab.

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StillImages Movies



Trying the Camera Out

Followtheseinstructionstoturnthecameraon,shootstillimagesor

movies,andthenviewthem.

Shooting (Smart Auto)

Forfullyautomaticselectionoftheoptimalsettingsforspecicscenes,

simplyletthecameradeterminethesubjectandshootingconditions.

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

 Thestartupscreenisdisplayed.

2 Enter<A>mode.

 Setthemodedialto<A>.

 Aimthecameraatthesubject.The

camerawillmakeaslightclickingnoise

asitdeterminesthescene.

 Iconsrepresentingthesceneandimage

stabilizationmodearedisplayedinthe

upperrightofthescreen.

 Framesdisplayedaroundanydetected

subjectsindicatethattheyareinfocus.

3 Composetheshot.

 Tozoominandenlargethesubject,move

thezoomlevertoward(telephoto),

andtozoomawayfromthesubject,move

ittoward<j>(wideangle).

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