Canon A85 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
Functions and operations tables. These pages
are shaded on the right edges to make them easy
to find.
Read This First 7
Please Read...........................................................7
Safety Precautions .................................................8
Preventing Malfunctions.......................................13
Components Guide 14
Preparing the Camera 17
Installing the Batteries..........................................17
Installing a CF Card..............................................20
Setting the Date/Time...........................................22
Setting the Language ...........................................24
Basic Functions 25
Turning the Power On/Off.....................................25
Switching between Shooting and Playback..........26
Using the LCD Monitor.........................................28
Shooting – The Basics 33
Auto Mode ...................................................33
Reviewing an Image Right after Shooting............36
Using the Mode Dial (Image Zone).......................38
Portrait ...............................................................38
Landscape ........................................................38
Night Scene .......................................................38
Fast Shutter .......................................................38
Slow Shutter......................................................38
Changing the Resolution and Compression.........40
Using the Flash................................................42
Macro Mode...................................................44
Self-timer..............................................................45
Digital Zoom.........................................................46
Continuous Shooting............................................47
Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) ..48
Special Scene Mode......................................51
Postcard Print Mode......................................53
Movie Mode...................................................55
Playback – The Basics 57
Displaying Images Individually
(Single Image Playback) ......................................57
Magnifying Images.........................................58
Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback)
..58
Jumping Between Images....................................59
Viewing/Editing Movies ........................................60
Erasing 63
Erasing Images Individually .............................63
Erasing All Images ...............................................63
Shooting – Advanced Functions 64
Selecting Menus and Settings..............................64