Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Support Question
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Support Question
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Question posted by jules709 on March 21st, 2013
What To Do If My Brand New Camera Got Wet?
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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 21st, 2013 11:42 AM
tintinb
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To fix your wet camera, please follow the instructions provided in the video and article tutorial links below. These are the links for your convenience.
- http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/32796.aspx
- http://www.ehow.com/how_8562498_fix-wet-camera.html
- Wet camera? Fix It With The Rice Trick!
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to ask here at HelpOwl. Experts here are always willing to answer your questions to the best of our knowledge and expertise.
Regards,
Tintin
Related Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Manual Pages
User Guide - Page 2
...-2LYE
Interface Cable IFC‑400PCU
Neck Strap NS‑DC11
Lens Cap (with cord)
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk* (CD‑ROM)
Getting Started
Warranty Card
* Contains software and PDF manuals (=31). • A memory card is missing, contact your camera dealer. If anything is not included.
• Any supplements or revisions to the...
User Guide - Page 7
... button on which they appear or which they resemble.
• The following camera buttons and controls are represented by icons. Most of these
operations are also ... Guide
Screen (LCD monitor)
button
Microphone
button
Speaker button Movie button
AV OUT (Audio/video output) / DIGITAL terminal HDMITM terminal / button Indicator
< (ISO speed)> / < (Filter image display)> / Up button ...
User Guide - Page 12
In particular, remain at least 1 meter (39 inches) away from the outlet and consult your camera distributor or a Canon Customer Support Help Desk.
12 If the battery charger becomes wet, unplug it emits smoke, a strange
smell, or otherwise behaves abnormally. • Do not use . Warning Denotes the possibility of children and infants. This...
User Guide - Page 13
... the battery near or in direct flame. • Unplug the power cord periodically, and using the camera in places where use is restricted, such as pins or keys) to suffer hearing loss from 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 electronic ...
User Guide - Page 20
Initial Preparations
• For details on memory
cards with this camera (= 160).
1 Check the card's write-protect
tab.
zzWhile pressing the battery lock...the battery as shown and push it in until it clicks into the correct position. Always confirm that before using a new memory card (or a memory card formatted in the locked (downward) position. Inserting the Battery and Memory Card
Insert...
User Guide - Page 31
..., you can update to the latest version, and download new functions via the Internet (some software excluded).
31 PDF Manuals Camera User Guide zzRefer to use this function.
• Internet...zzRefer to a computer. Included Software, PDF Manuals
The software and PDF manuals on the included DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk (CD-ROM) (=2) are introduced below, with an Internet connection so you can ...
User Guide - Page 33
zzInsert the included CD-ROM (DIGITAL
CAMERA Solution Disk) (=2) in the
computer's CD-ROM drive. zzOn a Macintosh computer, after inserting the... the computer's CD-ROM drive. Using the software auto update function, you can update to the latest version and download new functions via the Internet (some software excluded), so be sure to install the software on -screen instructions to open it...
User Guide - Page 34
... time, depending on the screen after installation and remove the CDROM when the desktop is displayed
prompting you to connect the camera, connect it to the latest version and download new functions. zzInsert the larger plug of the included interface cable (=2) in the computer's USB port.
XXThe software will connect to the...
User Guide - Page 35
... time you have several cameras that each . Some functions may take a few minutes until camera images are the following... limitations.
- Doing so will ensure that were bundled with their included CDROM and follow the on the included CD-ROMs, be sure to the computer, drivers will be displayed. - The screen in step 3 will receive the correct updates and new...
User Guide - Page 39
... on a chargeable basis.
39 Accessories
Included Accessories
Neck Strap NS-DC11
Battery Pack NB-6L*
(with terminal cover)
Battery Charger CB-2LY/ CB‑2LYE*
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Lens Cap (with genuine Canon accessories.
User Guide - Page 60
...camera zooms in blue.
60 Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is shown in even closer on the zoom range. -
Common, Convenient Features
Still Images
Movies
Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using digital... the lever until zooming stops. Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
...
User Guide - Page 61
..., press the button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [4] tab, and then choose [Off]. Seek)
If you lose track of a subject while zooming in, you pressed the < > button).
2 Reacquire the subject. zzAim the camera so that the area outlined in white fills the screen again.
61 XXThe camera zooms out and displays a white frame...
User Guide - Page 73
... display will not be magnified when you press the shutter button halfway if a face was not detected, if the person is too close to the camera and their face is now magnified.
zzTo restore the original setting, choose [Off] in step 1.
• The area in focus will not magnify when using...
User Guide - Page 87
...XXAfter the camera detects a new face, the
lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot...subjects in group photos or similar shots.
1 Choose [ ]. XXThe camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Look straight at the camera.
zzMake sure a green frame is displayed
around other faces.
3 ...
User Guide - Page 104
...; To deactivate automatic focus fine-tuning when the shutter button is possible when using the digital zoom (=60) or digital tele-converter (=105), but the magnified display will not appear.
• To focus more accurately, try attaching the camera to a tripod to specify the general focal
MF Indicator
position.
3 Fine-tune the focus...
User Guide - Page 105
...Movies
The focal length of the lens can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is displayed on the screen.
• The digital tele-converter cannot be used with digital zoom (=60) and AF-point zoom (=72... it would be if you zoom in to the same zoom factor. zzPress the button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [4] tab, and then choose the desired option (=47).
105 zzPress the button...
User Guide - Page 106
...the AF frame size, press the button and set to [Normal] when you use the digital zoom (=60) or digital tele-converter (=105), and in manual focus mode (=103).
• To compose shots... [4] tab to [Small] (=47).
• The AF frame size is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot
focus when you press the shutter button halfway. Still Images
Movies
Face Detect
• Detects people's faces,...
User Guide - Page 128
... after [Image search canceled] is displayed, press the button.
• When the camera has found no corresponding images for some conditions, those conditions will not be available.
...a Photobook" (=190). • However, if you recategorize images (=143) or edit them and save them as new images (=146 - 154), a message is displayed and filtered image display ends.
128
You can protect, erase,...
User Guide - Page 151
...the dial to choose an image.
3 Correct the image.
zzEnlarge or reduce images as a new image and
review. zzPress the button, and then choose [Red-Eye Correction] on =147.
151 zzPress...Editing Still Images
Correcting Red-Eye
Still Images
Automatically corrects images affected by the camera is now saved as a new file. XXThe image is now
corrected, and frames are displayed around corrected ...
User Guide - Page 159
..., choose
[2] and press the button.
2 Choose one of your camera from the included software. zzChoose an image and press the button. Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
Customizing the Start-up Screen
1 Access the [Start-up image...The previous start-up setting is overwritten when you assign a new start-up image.
• You can assign the operating sounds and start-up Image]
screen in Playback mode...
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