Canon PowerShot G15 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 BatteryPack

NB‑10L

(withterminalcover)

BatteryCharger

CB‑2LC/CB‑2LCE

NeckStrap

NS-DC11

DIGITALCAMERASolutionDisk*

(CD-ROM)

GettingStarted WarrantyCard

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



30).

• Amemorycardisnotincluded.

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(=



15)

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

andsavingonacomputer

AdvancedGuide(=



41)

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

shootingandplaybackoptions

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide

 Frontdial

 Lamp

 Lens

 Zoomlever

 Shooting:<i(telephoto)>/

<j(wideangle)>

 Playback:<k(magnify)>/

<g(index)>

 Strapmount

 Shutterbutton

 Powerbutton/lamp

 Modedial

 Hotshoe



< (Flashup)>switch

 Flash

 Speaker

 Ringreleasebutton

 DCcouplercableport

 Memorycard/batterycover

 Tripodsocket

• 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.

• 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.

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

<o> Upbutton

onback <p> Downbutton onback

<q> Leftbutton

onback <7> Controldial onback

<r> Rightbutton

onback < z> Frontdial onfront

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



<

(Shortcut)>/<c(Directprint)>

button

<+(AElock/FElock)>/

<

(Filteringimagedisplay)>button

< (AFFrameSelector)>/

<a(Singleimageerase)>button

 Screen(LCDmonitor)

 Diopteradjustmentdial

 Viewnder

 Microphone

 Indicator

 Exposurecompensationdial

<1(Playback)>button

 Moviebutton

 Remoteterminal

 AVOUT(Audio/videooutput)/

DIGITALterminal

 HDMI

TM

terminal

<n>button

< (Metering)>button

< (ISOspeed)>/Upbutton

<e(Macro)>/<f(Manualfocus)>/

Leftbutton

 Controldial

 FUNC./SETbutton

<h(Flash)>/Rightbutton

<l(Display)>/Down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><p><q><r>buttons.

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

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

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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 .................... 15

InitialPreparations.......................16

TryingtheCameraOut................24

IncludedSoftware,PDF

Manuals.......................................30

Accessories..................................38

Advanced Guide ............. 41

1 CameraBasics.....................41

On/Off..........................................42

ShutterButton..............................43

OpticalViewnder........................44

ShootingModes...........................45

ShootingDisplayOptions............46

FUNC.Menu................................47

MENUMenu................................48

IndicatorDisplay..........................50

Clock............................................51

2 SmartAutoMode.................53

Shooting(SmartAuto).................54

Common,ConvenientFeatures...63

UsingFaceID..............................69

ImageCustomizationFeatures....80

HelpfulShootingFeatures...........86

CustomizingCameraOperation..89

3 OtherShootingModes........93

AutoClipRecording

(MovieDigest)..............................94

SpecicScenes...........................95

ImageEffects

(CreativeFilters)..........................99

SpecialModesforOther

Purposes.................................... 112

ShootingVariousMovies........... 119

4 PMode................................123

ShootinginProgramAEMode

(<P>Mode)................................124

ImageBrightness

(ExposureCompensation).........125

ColorandContinuous

Shooting.....................................134

ShootingRangeand

Focusing....................................141

Flash..........................................154

ShootingRAWImages...............159

OtherSettings............................160

5 Tv,Av,M,C1,and

C2Mode.............................161

SpecicShutterSpeeds

(<Tv>Mode)..............................162

SpecicApertureValues

(<Av>Mode)..............................163

SpecicShutterSpeedsand

ApertureValues(<M>Mode).....164

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TableofContents

CustomizationforShooting

Styles.........................................166

6 PlaybackMode..................173

Viewing......................................174

BrowsingandFilteringImages..180

EditingFaceIDInformation.......187

ImageViewingOptions..............189

ProtectingImages......................192

ErasingImages..........................196

RotatingImages.........................200

ImageCategories......................202

EditingStillImages....................206

EditingMovies............................213

7 SettingMenu......................217

AdjustingBasicCamera

Functions...................................218

8 Accessories.......................233

TipsonUsingIncluded

Accessories................................234

OptionalAccessories.................235

UsingOptionalAccessories.......239

PrintingImages..........................259

UsinganEye-FiCard.................274

9 Appendix............................277

Troubleshooting.........................278

On-ScreenMessages................283

On-ScreenInformation..............286

FunctionsandMenuTables.......290

HandlingPrecautions.................302

Specications.............................303

Index..........................................309

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Contents: Basic Operations

4 Shoot

 Usecamera-determinedsettings(AutoMode).................................... 54

Shootingpeoplewell

I

Portraits

(=



95)

P

AgainstSnow

(=



96)

SmoothSkin

(=



98)

Matchingspecicscenes

NightScenes

(=



95)

S

UnderWater

(=



96)

t

Fireworks

(=



96)

Applyingspecialeffects

VividColors

(=



99)

PosterEffect

(=



99)

“Aged”Photos

(=



102)

Fish-EyeEffect

(=



103)

MiniatureEffect

(=



104)

ToyCameraEffect

(=



106)

SoftFocus

(=



107)

Monochrome

(=



108)

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Contents:BasicOperations

 Focusonfaces............................................................... 54,95,145,151

 Withoutusingtheash(FlashOff)................................................. 25,55

 Withmyselfintheshot(Self-Timer)..............................................64,114

 Addadatestamp................................................................................. 67

 UseFaceID................................................................................. 69,177

 Movieclipsandphotostogether(MovieDigest).................................. 94

1 View

 Viewimages(PlaybackMode)........................................................... 174

 Automaticplayback(Slideshow)........................................................ 190

 OnaTV.............................................................................................. 239

 Onacomputer..................................................................................... 31

 Browsethroughimagesquickly......................................................... 180

 Eraseimages..................................................................................... 196

E Shoot/ViewMovies

 Shootmovies................................................................................54,119

 Viewmovies(PlaybackMode)........................................................... 174

 Fast-movingsubjects,slow-motionplayback..................................... 121

c Print

 Printpictures...................................................................................... 259

  Save

 Saveimagestoacomputer................................................................. 35

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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.

• 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battery.

Ifthebatterychargerbecomeswet,unplugitfromtheoutletandconsult

yourcameradistributororaCanonCustomerSupportHelpDesk.

• Donotlookthroughtheviewnderatbrightlightsources(suchas

thesunonaclearday).

Thiscoulddamageyoureyesight.

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SafetyPrecautions

• Useonlytherecommendedbattery.

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

• Unplugthepowercordperiodically,andusingadrycloth,wipeaway

anydustanddirtthathascollectedontheplug,theexteriorofthe

poweroutlet,andthesurroundingarea.

• Donothandlethepowercordwithwethands.

• Donotusetheequipmentinamannerthatexceedstherated

capacityoftheelectricaloutletorwiringaccessories.Donotuseif

thepowercordorplugaredamaged,ornotfullypluggedintothe

outlet.

• Donotallowdirtormetalobjects(suchaspinsorkeys)tocontact

theterminalsorplug.

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

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

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

immediatelyushwithwater.

• 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.

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SafetyPrecautions

• 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battery,

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

Hightemperaturesmaycausedeformationofthecameraorbatterycharger

casing.

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

forprolongedperiods.

• Whenusingtheseparatelysoldoptionallenses,besuretoattach

themrmly.

Ifthelensbecomeslooseandfallsoff,itmaycrack,andtheshardsofglass

mayleadtocuts.

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.

• Donotpushdownontheash,orpryitopen.

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batterywhenyouarenotusingthecamera.

Ifthebatteryisleftinsidethecamera,damagecausedbyleakagemay

occur.

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SafetyPrecautions

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

insulators.

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

• Unplugthebatterychargerfromthepoweroutletafterchargingis

complete,orwhenyouarenotusingit.

• Donotplaceanything,suchascloth,ontopofthebatterycharger

whileitischarging.

Leavingtheunitpluggedinforalongperiodoftimemaycauseitto

overheatanddistort,resultinginre.

• Donotplacethebatterynearpets.

Petsbitingthebatterycouldcauseleakage,overheatingorexplosion,

resultinginreordamage.

• 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

Attachthestrap.

 Attachtheincludedstraptothecamera

asshown.

 Ontheothersideofthecamera,attach

thestrapthesameway.

Holding the Camera

 Placethestraparoundyourneck.

 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

Charging the Battery

Beforeuse,chargethebatterywiththeincludedcharger.Besuretocharge

thebatteryinitially,becausethecameraisnotsoldwiththebatterycharged.

1 Removethebatterycoverand

insertthebatteryinthecharger.

 Removethecoverfromthebattery,align

themarksonthebatteryandcharger,

andinsertthebatterybypushingitin(

)

anddown(

).

CB‑2LC

CB‑2LCE

2 Chargethebattery.

 CB-2LC:Flipouttheplug( )andplug

thechargerintoapoweroutlet(

).

 CB-2LCE:Plugthepowercordintothe

charger,thenplugtheotherendintoa

poweroutlet.

 Thecharginglampturnsorangeand

chargingbegins.

 Whenthechargingisnished,thelamp

turnsgreen.

3 Removethebattery.

 Afterunpluggingthebatterycharger,

removethebatterybypushingitin(

)

andup(

).

• Toprotectthebatteryandkeepitinoptimalcondition,donot

chargeitcontinuouslyformorethan24hours.

• Forbatterychargersthatuseapowercord,donotattach

thechargerorcordtootherobjects.Doingsocouldresultin

malfunctionordamagetotheproduct.

• Fordetailsonchargingtimeandthenumberofshotsandrecordingtime

possiblewithafullychargedbattery,see“Specications”(=



303).

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InitialPreparations

Inserting the Battery and Memory Card

Inserttheincludedbattery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

(=



223).

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cover( )andopenit( ).

Terminals

Battery

Lock

3 Insertthebattery.

 Whilepressingthebatterylockinthe

directionofthearrow,insertthebattery

asshownandpushitinuntilitclicksinto

thelockedposition.

 Ifyouinsertthebatteryfacingthewrong

way,itcannotbelockedintothecorrect

position.Alwaysconrmthatthebattery

isfacingtherightwayandlockswhen

inserted.

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InitialPreparations

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.

5 Closethecover.

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

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

position(

).

• Forguidelinesonhowmanyshotsorhoursofrecordingcanbesavedon

onememorycard,see“Specications”(=



303).

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InitialPreparations

RemovingtheBatteryandMemoryCard

Removethebattery.

 Openthecoverandpressthebattery

lockinthedirectionofthearrow.

 Thebatterywillpopup.

Removethememorycard.

 Pushthememorycardinuntilitclicks,

andthenslowlyreleaseit.

 Thememorycardwillpopup.

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(=



67).

1 Turnthecameraon.

 Pressthepowerbutton.

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

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