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Question posted by tanyalex on February 29th, 2012

Lens Error

hi - when i try to turn the camera on there is a clicking sound and a message says "lens error camera will shut down outomatically restart" is there a reset button or do you have any remedy? thank you

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Software Guide for Windows - Page 2

... and procedures may also differ slightly from the examples depending upon the camera or printer model in use. • The explanations in this guide...digital camera will be used with the [Find] function right on the camera model. Word Searches This document is provided as necessary. Operating Environment • This manual uses Windows Vista screen shots and procedures in Adobe Reader click...
Software Guide for Windows - Page 4

...Digital Photo Professional 31 4 Cropping a Portion of the Main Window Parts 7 How to Perform Tasks...8 Selecting Tasks and Task Window Procedures 8 Mastering the Basics 9 Transferring Images...9 Transferring Images by Connecting the Camera... 26 Inserting Text...26 Using Other Editing Software...27 Attaching Sounds...28 Creating Panoramic Images - Emphasizing Outlines 25 Trimming - Things...
Software Guide for Windows - Page 31

... brightness, white balance and picture style. Things to be modified differ depending on the camera model. 5 [File] and [Convert and save]. • After setting the file type, size, and destination folder, click [Save]. • Only RAW images compatible with Digital Photo Professional can be processed. • Ensure that occurs when shooting night time...
Software Guide for Windows - Page 54

...'s Browser Area. MOV (.MOV) Movie type. Windows bitmap (.BMP) This image type comes standard with Windows. It saves the output of the image pixels from a digital camera without any deterioration in the quality of the data is lost during compression), if you process and save an image repeatedly using this method, the...
Software Guide for Macintosh - Page 2

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Software Guide for Macintosh - Page 55

...digital camera without any deterioration in the quality of Contents 55 TIFF This is lost during compression), if you process and save an image repeatedly using this method, the image may become rougher. AVI (.AVI) Standard Windows movie type. Some cameras... a proprietary image type provided by most Macintosh software. JPEG Most cameras use this image type. Exif JPEG is a list of the ...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 2

... (x2) Wrist Strap WS-800 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Warranty Card Using the PDF Manuals The following items are included in your computer, the PDF manuals will be copied to the computer and you can refer to them by clicking the shortcuts on your camera package. If anything is installed on the...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 18

.../Time screen will appear each time you will set them. If you have been set a value. z Press the qr buttons to daylight saving (1 hour ahead). , you turn off the camera. Turn on . Set the date and time. z Pressing the power button will turn on these settings, be sure to set , the Date/Time screen will appear.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 23

... also detect and focus on the camera. z Set the mode dial to focus. 23 z Press the shutter button halfway to A. Turn on faces, setting the color and brightness to optimal ...The zoom bar showing the zoom position appears on the screen.) Focus. z Press the power button. X The camera will focus on detected subjects and display frames on your subject, making it appear larger. z...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 25

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PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 32

If you have shot with another Canon-brand compact digital camera, install the software from the included CD-ROM, overwriting your computer's...Images to a Computer for Viewing You can use the included software to transfer images you are already using software included with the camera to a computer for viewing. Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher (still images), Core2 Duo 1.66 GHz or higher (movies) ...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 33

... your desktop screen appears. Remove the CD-ROM. z Place the supplied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) into the computer's CD-ROM drive. z Click [Install], and follow the on -screen instructions to proceed. When the installation finishes, click [Restart] or [Finish]. z Click [Easy Installation] and follow the on the CD. Macintosh Place the CD in the...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 34

... at the bottom of the desktop). 34 z Press the 1 button to the computer. Macintosh X CameraWindow will appear. Transferring Images to a Computer for Viewing Connect the camera to turn on the camera. Windows z Click [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using Canon CameraWindow]. z If CameraWindow does not appear, click the [Start] menu and choose [All Programs], followed by [Canon...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 51

... Saving during Shooting The screen will turn off , and the camera shuts down automatically when it will switch to display the clock. 51 z Press and hold the camera vertically while using the clock function, it is off but the lens has not yet retracted, pressing the shutter button halfway (p. 22) turns on the screen and shooting can...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 56

... restore the shooting screen. z Press the n button to choose [Digital Zoom]. z Move the zoom lever to choose a magnification. Choose [Digital Zoom]. z Press the qr buttons to choose the 4 tab. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than the zoom (including digital zoom) used together with the digital zoom. • The shutter speeds may...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 116

... input terminals as shown in the illustration. z Insert the cable plug fully into the camera's terminal. Turn on the TV? White or black Yellow Yellow Black Connect the camera to the correct video system. 116 Turn on the camera. Press the n button and choose [Video System] from the 3 tab to switch to the TV. z Press the...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 132

... insert the cable's small plug firmly into the printer. z Insert the cable's large plug into the camera terminal in the direction shown. Turn off the camera and printer. For connection details, refer to turn on the camera. z Press the 1 button to the user guide provided with the printer. X will appear on the printer. Printing Images Easy...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 162

... from other cameras or images that was before the starting image that was detected (Error number) • If an error code appears directly after the last image or you hold the lens while it in a location with excessive dust or sand in Playback mode. • If this message appears when the settings are correct, turn the...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 181

... Settings 50 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk 2 Digital Tele-Converter 56 Digital Zoom 55 Discreet (Shooting Mode 68 Display Language 20 DPOF 139 Drive Mode 85 E Easy (Shooting/Playback Mode 28 Editing i-Contrast 129 Red-Eye Correction 130 Resizing (Making Images Smaller) ...126 Trimming 127 Erasing All Images 120 Erasing Images 27, 120 Error Messages 161 Exposure...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 183

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