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Question posted by cheri29 on March 14th, 2012
Where Is The Zoom Lever And How Do You Use It?
Where is the zoom lever and how do you use it?
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Software Guide for Windows - Page 2
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Software Guide for Windows - Page 54
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... non-Windows programs (such as Macintosh). It is widely supported by Canon. JPEG (.JPG)
Most cameras use this image type. PhotoCD (.PCD)
This is a relatively popular image type.
It compresses at very... is the image type used for Photo CDs. AVI (.AVI)
Standard Windows movie type. The movie icon appears in the quality of the image pixels from a digital camera without any deterioration in ...
Software Guide for Macintosh - Page 2
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... and procedures may also differ slightly from the examples depending upon the camera or printer model in use.
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Mastering...
Software Guide for Macintosh - Page 55
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...standard with Windows. The movie icon appears in the quality of the image pixels from a digital camera without any deterioration in ImageBrowser's Browser Area. It compresses at very high ratios, taking advantage... ImageBrowser. It is lost during compression), if you process and save an image repeatedly using this method, the image may become rougher. Most Windows programs support it is an ...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 2
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... Alkaline Batteries (x2)
Wrist Strap WS-800
Getting Started
DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk
Warranty Card
Using the PDF Manuals
The following items are included in your... is not included. • Adobe Reader is installed on your camera package. If anything is missing, contact the retailer where you want to use the camera's many features to view the PDF manuals.
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Checking the Package...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 21
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...the menu. z Press the n button.
X The memory card will be formatted.
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Formatting Memory Cards
Before you use a new memory card or one that has been formatted in other devices, you cannot retrieve the erased data, exercise ... the op buttons to choose the 3 tab. As you should format the card with this camera. z Move the zoom lever to choose [OK],
then press the m button.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 28
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... Easy Mode
In Easy mode, operational instructions are displayed on the screen, and the camera is set so that only the buttons and the zoom lever explained on this page are functional. z To erase images, follow the steps on ... or Viewing Images in low light conditions. This prevents incorrect operation of the camera, allowing even beginners to shoot
(no sound will appear on the screen.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 29
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... select all settings so that you can shoot movies just by pressing the shutter button. Moving the lever toward i will
zoom in on your subject, making it appear smaller. Focus. X When the camera focuses, it will zoom out from your subject, making it appear larger. z Moving the zoom lever toward j will beep twice.
Enter E mode. Shoot.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 32
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...v10.6) The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with the camera to transfer images you are already using software included with built-in USB ports. If you have shot with ...above OS should be pre-installed on computers with another Canon-brand compact digital camera, install the software from the included CD-ROM, overwriting your computer's capabilities. Transferring Images to a...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 33
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... computer's CDROM drive. z Click [Easy Installation] and follow the
on the CD. z Place the supplied CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) into the computer's CD-ROM drive. z Double-click the on -screen instructions to proceed with ... for Viewing
Preparations
Windows Vista and Mac OS X (v10.5) are used for these explanations. z Remove the CD-ROM when your desktop
screen appears.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 46
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... to choose an option.
The options differ depending on the Shooting mode and the Playback mode (pp. 172 - 177). Complete the setting. MENU - z Move the zoom lever or press the qr
buttons to choose a tab.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 47
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z Move the zoom lever to choose [On]. If you can silence or adjust the volume of camera sounds. Choose [Mute].
Muting Sounds
Display the menu.
Changing the Sound Settings
... change the sound settings in . • You can also mute camera sounds by holding down the l button and
turning on the power.
• If you mute camera sounds, the sound will play back, and you press the o ...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 48
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z Move the zoom lever to adjust the volume. z Press the op buttons to choose an item,
then press the qr buttons to choose the 3 tab. Changing the Sound Settings
...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 55
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Move it toward i. z Hold the lever until zooming stops.
However, depending on the screen when you release the zoom lever. The zoom factor will appear on the recording pixel setting (p. 61) and zoom factor, the images may appear coarse (the zoom factor will zoom in even further on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approximately 16x maximum, and...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 56
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... and restore the shooting screen.
z Move the zoom lever to choose a
magnification. X The view will appear in on the subject using Step 2 on the screen. z Press the qr buttons to choose the 4 tab. However, a recording pixel setting (p. 61) of or will cause images to standard digital zoom, choose
[Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.
• The respective...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 110
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...
image. Quickly Searching Images
Searching Images Using Index Display
Displaying multiple images at the left will appear. Move the zoom lever toward k. z The number of images increase each time
you want. z Press the opqr buttons to restore single image playback. Choose an image.
z If you set the camera to single image
playback and press...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 113
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...check display by pressing the 0 button. Press the l button to switch to other frames.
z Use the zoom lever to change the display
size, and the opqr buttons to Step 1. z Press the n button to... reset the display to change the display position while checking the focus. z Move the zoom lever toward k once.
X A gray frame will appear on the left will appear where the AF frame ...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 127
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X A frame will display in the upper left image.
z If you can move the zoom lever to the left and the trimmed image will appear around the faces located in the lower right.
Save as a new image file.... cut out a portion of the image to choose
[Trimming] from the 1 tab, then press the m button. z Press the n button to be used for trimming. Adjust the trimming area.
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 181
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... Time J Date/Time Date/Time
Adding to Image 57 Changing 19 Date/Time Battery 156 Setting 18 World Clock 149
Default 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
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Easy (Shooting/Playback Mode 28 Editing
i-Contrast 129 Red...
PowerShot A1200 Camera User Guide - Page 183
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... J Date/Time Shooting Info 163 Shooting Time 30 Shooting Using a TV 100 Slideshow 112 Smart Shuffle 114 Smart Shutter (Shooting Mode 73 Smile (Shooting Mode 73 Snow (Shooting Mode 66 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ......... 2 Installation 33 Software Guide 2 Transferring Images... 61, 62 Wink Self-Timer (Shooting Mode 74 World Clock 149 Wrist Strap J Strap
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Zoom 23, 29, 55
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