canon powershot sx10is lcd display not working free sample
I"ve got a good working SX10, wasn"t aware of such a problem - I like to use the LCD for tripod shots but only EVF handheld. To some extent uses and user preference matters most.
In case it"s your bridge that rotates displays (Disp button) between LCD and EVF, I"d take time to check settings and user manual to be sure that the LCD isn"t simply properly deactivated. If that"s not it, because it is a software switch, I"d try a Menu - Tools Icon - Reset All to take the camera back to its out of the box setings and try again. Only then would I look into hardware.
I have no idea about LCD replacement, but as above, would be leery of putting much money, time or trouble into a second-hand camera as old as SX10, that might have other problems, too.
The time and date stamp need to be reset every time the camera is turned on. A notice may appear to change the batteries even after the main batteries are replaced.
Make sure the battery door closes tight and that nothing is blocking the door from closing. If the door will not latch closed use this replacement guide for changing the battery door.
The Canon PowerShot SX240 HS camera is a new travel-zoom camera that replaces the SX230 HS model. There"s a longer 20x, 25-500mm optical zoom lens with a built-in 4-stop image stabilizer and Intelligent IS technology, 12.1 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, 3 inch LCD screen with 460k-dot resolution, DIGIC 5 image processing engine, full 1080p HD Movie Mode with stereo sound and an HDMI output, and a Smart Auto mode with Scene Detection Technology and an Easy mode for beginners. The Canon SX240 HS also offers a full range of manual exposure modes for more experienced photographers, fast 10.3fps burst shooting at full 12 megapixel resolution, Face Identification, a range of Creative Filters and a 240fps Super Slow Motion Movie mode. The Canon PowerShot SX240 HS is priced at £299 / $299.99 / €349.00 and is available in silver, black, or pink.
At first glance the new Canon PowerShot SX240 HS looks almost exactly the same as its SX230 HS predecessor, but design-wise and operationally it"s not quite a perfect match. The build quality of the SX240 HS is the usual solid mixture of plastic and metal, with the camera feeling sturdy enough to withstand the odd drop or knock. Slightly curved edges and corners make it appear less boxy and rectangular than it actually is, and while the SX240 HS is noticeably bigger and especially wider than your average compact, it still just about fits into your pocket and is reasonably light too at 231g with the memory card and battery inserted.
This modest additional bulk feels like a fair compromise given the amazing 20x built-in zoom power, although the lens does extend an ungainly 2-inches from the body when using the maximum 500mm equivalent telephoto setting. Still, having the equivalent of a 25-500mm zoom lens in such a relatively small body is no mean feat, although perhaps inevitably the maximum apertures at either end of the range are pretty slow (f/3.5 and f/6.8 respectively). We suspect that most users won"t notice that detail, however, instead attracted by the ability to capture everything from ultra-wide-angle landscapes to up cloase and personal action shots. Helping to steady the camera is a new handgrip on the front, which was absent on the SX230 model. Used in conjunction with the effective image stabilisation system which automatically prevents blur by matching the optical Image Stabilizer to the scene from 7 different modes, this most vertical bar helps to ensure that most of your shots in good light are sharp, whatever the focal length. Completing the fron of the SX240 HS is a small window for a self timer/AF assist lamp positioned to the top left of the lens.
Moving to the rear of the camera, the shooting mode wheel on the top right of the back plate features a plethora of options - 12 in total - with the sort of set-up found on an entry-level DSLR in relation to its mixture of creative manual options, plus point and shoot modes for common subjects. Canon has here thoughtfully included an "easy mode" in addition to the scene and subject recognizing Smart Auto - the former denoted by a camera with a heart icon that more usually denotes a "favourites" setting. This mode disables pretty much everything in terms of user selectable shooting options and so allows for fuss-free point and shoot operation suitable for complete beginners. The new Live mode takes things one step further in terms of complexity by allowing you to change the camera"s key settings via three onscreen sliders - dark to light, neutral to vivid, and cool to warm.
Of course when you"re given fun new tools such as the above effects, the overwhelming temptation is to go crazy with them. Certainly the tilt and shift lens-like "miniature effect" that transforms friends and colleagues into the equivalent of toy soldiers is hard to resist. Plus, with a press of the "display" button on the SX240 HS"s back plate followed by a toggle of the zoom switch on the top plate, users can go one further and precisely control the width of the portion of the image that is sharply in focus, leaving the rest artistically blurred. A live preview of each one is handily shown on screen so you don"t even have to take a picture to see what the results of each effect will be.
Unfortunately such effects cannot also be used when recording movies, though users do have access to the "My Colors" settings, including colour swap and colour accent for anyone wanting to experiment something visually different from the norm, even if the results do at times resemble an early 1990"s grunge rock video. Smart Auto is deployed in movie mode, though, with the camera referencing 21 different presets to find the most appropriate.
Perhaps most usefully, the full extent of the 20x optical zoom can also be deployed when shooting movies, its ultra quiet transition meaning that the built-in microphone doesn"t pick up operational buzzes, the usual reason for manufacturers disabling the zoom. Focus is automatically adjusted as the user zooms in or out, which, with no alternative manual adjustment ring, means the footage can go soft for a moment or two before the camera locks on target. Canon states that Dynamic Image Stabilisation also kicks in when shooting video to ensure smooth tracking shots, of use when filming whilst walking for example. The SX240 HS records 1920x1080p Full HD movies at 24fps with stereo sound, making it one of the few compact cameras currently on the market to offer such good quality, while the new Intelligent IS system helps to keep footage steady.
Ensuring swiftness of operation, Canon has included a Digic V processor as found within its more grown up DSLRs. Otherwise the PowerShot SX240 HS incorporates technology very similar to its other current non-super zoom IXUS and PowerShot compacts. As previously touched on, it features Smart Auto with Scene Detection Technology whereby the camera compares subjects with no less than 58 on-board variables and selects the most appropriate for optimum results. Also making an appearance here are shadow detail enhancing i-Contrast, Smart Flash Exposure which adjusts flash levels according to prevailing conditions, plus Face Detection technology which can recognize up to a whopping 35 faces in a frame, whilst Face Self Timer allows you as photographer to join them before the shutter fires.
The SX240 HS sports a built-in flash of the pop up variety, positioned to one side of the lens which lessens the chance of red eye (with automatic red eye correction software further built-in as a belt and braces approach and selectable via the shooting menu folder). Thankfully Canon have seen the light and finally stopped the flash from automatically popping up when the camera is initially switched on, as on the SX240"s predecessors. This was inevitably more than slightly irritating if you did"t actually intend to use it, with the only option being to press it down to return it to its dormant state.
As expected, in the absence of any modest integral memory - something with which Canon has quietly stopped bothering with of late as resolutions have grown higher - captured pictures and movie clips are written to optional SD, SDHC or even higher capacity (up to 2TB) SDXC cards. As regards video, the ability is also provided for Eye-Fi transfer and the camcorder-like direct upload of videos to YouTube to keep the younger members of the family happy.
The SX240 HS powers up in just over a second, rear LCD bursting into life and zoom extending to maximum wideangle setting so the camera is ready for action. With a half press of the shutter release button the camera takes a further second to determine focus and exposure, AF point/s highlighted in green with the customary beep of confirmation that focus and exposure has been determined and the user is free to pursue the shot. Go on to fire the shutter and a full resolution 12 megapixel image is committed to memory in a couple of seconds, the screen briefly blanking out before returning to the real-time scene before the lens. The amount of time the captured image appears on screen as a means of review can be altered via the menu folders.
The SX240 HS features an excellent 3-inch, 460k dot resolution widescreen format LCD at the rear that displays a 4:3 image ratio as its default setting. That"s unless one is shooting HD movies with stereo sound, whereby the picture is automatically relayed in 16:9 ratio to more closely ape how it would appear when viewed on a desktop PC, or a flat panel TV. The excellent High-speed Burst mode shoots at a fast rate of 10.3fps at full 12 megapixel resolution, one of the major benefits of the Digic 5 processor, while the Super Slow Motion Movie mode offers a great way to dramatically slow down fast-moving subjects, shooting at either 240fps at 320x240 pixel resolution or 120fps at 640x480 pixels.
With approximately four fifths of the Canon"s backplate taken up with the elongated widescreen format LCD, its operational controls are shunted over to the far right. Starting at the top, we have the penny-sized shooting mode dial with its ridged edge enabling a more definite purchase and nicely solid feel. This rigidity ensures it clicks into place for each setting in such a way that it is hard to accidentally slip from one option to another when fetching the camera out of a pocket or camera bag.
Below the shooting mode dial are the one-touch video record button, and next to it the identically sized replay/playback button. These two self-explanatory controls sit above the command/dial scroll wheel. It"s here that alterations can be made to flash settings, as well as those for self timer, auto, close up (to 5cm from a subject) or manual focus, plus exposure compensation (+/- 2EV). In manual focus mode a distance slider appears at the right of the screen, adjustable with a swivel of the scroll wheel (so it"s a bit fiddly), rather than more intuitively tabbing up or down. Any changes to the status quo are naturally effected with a press of the central function/set button as previously described. The Self-timer button doubles up as a Delete button when playing back your images, instantly fixing another of our major criticisms of the prexious SX230 model, which amazingly didn"t have a dedicated Delete button and took no less than six button presses to bin an image.
The bottom pairing of buttons on the SX240 HS" back meanwhile are for the self explanatory "display" and "menu"; press the former and on-screen shooting information is either turned off or summoned up. Via the menu screens, users can also activate compositional grid lines or opt to present an image with grey bars cropping the default 4:3 presented ratio to a 3:2 ratio equivalent if so desired. Subsequently a press of the "menu" button itself brings up two folders - the first containing the shooting menu - it"s here users can activate the likes of the iContrast setting - the second the standard set up menu.
The right hand flank of the camera - if continuing to view it from the back - is where you"ll find HDMI connectivity under a plastic port cover attached via a rather flimsy rubber catch. This is the port allowing the camera to be hooked up to a flat panel TV once you"ve purchased the relevant cable, and is presented adjacent to a second more traditional AV/USB out port. Under this compartment there"s a plastic lug for attaching the wrist strap provided in the box. Underneath a side open catch and door at the base of the SX240 HS there"s another dual compartment, with a slot for media card plus the provided rechargeable battery, good for a so-so 230 shots from a full charge, 20 more than its predecessor.
The Canon PowerShot SX240 HS produces images of very good quality. It recorded noise-free images at ISO 100, 200 and 400, with some noise and slight colour desaturation at ISO 800. ISO 1600 shows more obvious noise and loss of colour but still remains perfectly usable, and even the fastest setting of ISO 3200 doesn"t suffer too badly.
The Canon PowerShot SX240 HS handled chromatic aberrations well, with limited purple fringing effects appearing only in high contrast situations and generally at the edges of the frame. The built-in flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure.
Anti-shake works very well when hand-holding the camera in low-light conditions or when using the telephoto end of the zoom range. Macro performance is good, allowing you to focus as close as 5cms away from the subject. The images were a little soft straight out of the Canon PowerShot SX240 HS at the default sharpening setting and ideally require some further sharpening in an application like Adobe Photoshop, or you can change the in-camera setting.
The Canon Powershot SX240 HS has 2 different image quality settings available, with Fine being the highest quality option. Here are some 100% crops which show the quality of the various options, with the file size shown in brackets.
The Canon Powershot SX240 HS handled chromatic aberrations excellently during the review, with limited purple fringing present around the edges of objects in certain high-contrast situations, as shown in the example below.
The Canon Powershot SX240 HS offers a Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 5cms away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle. The first image shows how close you can get to the subject (in this case a compact flash card). The second image is a 100% crop.
The flash settings on the Canon Powershot SX240 HS are Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, and Flash Off, with Red-eye Correction and Red-Eye Lamp settings available via the Flash Settings main menu option. These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m.
The Canon Powershot SX240 HS has an anti-shake mechanism, which allows you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than other digital cameras. To test this, I took 2 handheld shots of the same subject with the same settings. The first shot was taken with anti shake turned off, the second with it turned on. Here are some 100% crops of the images to show the results. As you can see, with anti shake turned on, the images are much sharper than with anti shake turned off. This feature really does seem to make a difference and could mean capturing a successful, sharp shot or missing the opportunity altogether.
This is a selection of sample images from the Canon PowerShot SX240 HS camera, which were all taken using the 12 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.
The new Canon PowerShot SX240 HS travel-zoom narrows the gap to the market-leading Panasonic TZ series by offering a much longer zoom, more features and fixing some of the issues that afflicted its predecessor. Full 1080p HD movies make the SX240 HS a more than competent all-in-one camera for both photos and video, although the built-in GPS system of the otherwise identical and slightly more expensive SX260 HS model is worth the extra cost.
The new 25-500mm, 20x zoom lens offers a broad focal range that makes it possible to frame up subjects near or far in pretty much an instant, pretty amazing given the size of the SX240 HS which is only a little larger than most compacts. We"re glad to see the back of the flash unit that always popped up whenever the camera SX230 was turned on, and also the inexplicable 6-step delete image process which slowed down operation. Fast 10.3fps burst shooting at full 12 megapixel resolution is another big improvement offered by the SX240 HS.
Despite looking outwardly similar to its predecessor, the PowerShot SX240 HS represents a big step forward for Canon"s travel-zoom cameras and is a real challenger to Panasonic"s TZ30 and TZ25 models. Anyone looking for a pocket camera that can shoot high quality stills and video both near and far should seriously consider the exciting new Canon PowerShot SX240 HS.
The Canon PowerShot SX240 HS and SX260 HS are Canon"s 2012 pocket super-zoom replacements for the PowerShot SX230 HS. The headline feature with pocket super-zooms is obviously the optical range and Canon has extended the reach of the PowerShot SX240 HS and SX260 HS to 20x with a new lens that"s equivalent to 25-500mm. That puts them on a equal footing with Panasonic"s market leading Lumix ZS20 / TZ30 and Sony"s HX20V / HX30V.
Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Fixed Size Print and Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP & ES printers only)
The G1 X images not as sharp as I thought they should be when processed in DPP with the "Viewing and saving RAW images" preference is set to "High quality" (the default).
The following table shows comparative RAW file sizes for a photo of a standard in-studio setup with a moderately-high amount of detail taken with the referenced Canon EOS DSLR body.Model / File Size in MB @ ISO:(MP)100200400800160032006400128002560051200102400204800
Canon RAW file sizes increase with: 1. Resolution 2. Bit Depth (14-bit is better/larger) 3. Detail (noise adds detail, so high ISO file sizes increase). Memory and disk are cheap - buy more. :)
While this camera and lens combination is not a strong background blur creating machine, the G1 X"s only-6-blade aperture does make itself known in some images.
I"m not ready to give up my DSLRs, but the image quality I expected from this camera is there - and is much more palatable than any previous point and shoot camera I"ve owned.
I of course appreciate the horizon level being available (note that this feature *may* need calibrated so that all of your ocean sunsets are not off-level as I learned).
Zooming in and out, unfortunately, is imprecisely accomplished using the switch in front of the shutter release - not the fixed (but removable for attachments)
Since I"m not shooting with this camera braced against my eye, I find that holding the fully opened LCD in my left hand gives me a steadier grip than with a closed LCD.
Canon has finally brought the much-desired SX1 IS to the US, along with an SX200 IS. For those not familiar with the SX1 IS, it was previously released in non-US markets and subsequently followed by many bitter US consumers asking where their powerful point and shoot camera was at. Canon has answered those requests and by bringing the SX1 IS to American soil.
The zoom range, RAW capture, hotshoe and 1080p video recording all add up to make this camera an excellent choice for anyone looking to move up a notch or three from a basic point and shoot camera. Enthusiasts will also appreciate the features of this camera and, I’m sure, will find a way to stretch it to new limits.
Canon’s PowerShot SX1 IS is certainly on the upper end of the compact camera market both in terms of performance and therefore price. As a result however, it delivers good quality images and fantastic high definition movies – a combination likely to suit certain photographers and hobbyists to a tee.
A top megazoom option, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS offers a 20x zoom lens and HD video, which you can’t get in a similarly priced dSLR, and delivers more features and slightly better performance and photo quality than the cheaper SX10 IS.
. . . the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is an excellent ultra-zoom camera (one of the best out there) which is very capable in both still shooting and movie recording.
The Canon PowerShot SX200 is a versatile photo companion, packing a 12x zoom that gets to 336mm, an image processor that can track faces in motion, a wide selection of recording modes including Manual, HD video with an HDMI port, and more.
Canon’s PowerShot SX200 IS is a very good camera with plenty of features for everyone: novices will make good use of the easy mode, while experienced photographers will appreciate the manual features. It’s a comfortable camera to hold and it has the ability to take some good looking shots – even in dim light.
Overall performance may not win blue ribbons in any given category, but the SX200 IS does most things very well, with an approachable interface, enough controls for enthusiasts to be happy with, a competent lens, and yes, it even takes great pictures.
I am impressed by the Powershot SX200 IS. You are unlikely to achieve much better picture quality unless you are prepared to pay a lot more for your camera.
The SX200 IS does lead the way in the megapixel wars, with a 12 megapixel sensor that produces the usual quality images that we’ve come to expect from Canon.
The SX series cameras are designed for tech-savvy consumers looking for a little gusto in their camera with affordable high-power zoom performance. Packed with features sure to please, the new PowerShot SX1 IS and SX200 IS Digital Cameras offer an array of shooting options enabling the user to choose a product that is customized to fit their needs and enhance their overall shooting experience.
The Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Camera is a 10.0-Megapixel powerhouse incorporating a CMOS image sensor and 1080p Full HD Movie mode, both first-in-class features for a PowerShot camera, resulting in superb image quality and enhanced flexibility. Still images can be captured easily with a 20x wide-angle Optical Zoom lens (equivalent to 28-560 mm) with Optical Image Stabilization and a 2.8-inch vari-angle wide-format LCD for great on-camera viewing and editing. What’s more, this camera offers a full range of shooting and recording modes, including RAW + JPEG for ultimate creative control. While the camera is in Movie Mode, the PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Camera can easily play back video and view photos on an HDTV, via a built-in HDMI connector. With all these great features and now Full HD Movie Mode, the PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Camera is the perfect complement to a DSLR. The PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Camera is scheduled to be available in April for an estimated retail price of $599.99.
With a new sleek and sophisticated package, the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Digital Camera offers consumers a great compact camera with DSLR-like features. The PowerShot SX200 IS Digital Camera comes loaded with a powerful 12x Optical Zoom lens and wide-angle lens (28-336 mm equivalent), and Optical Image Stabilization. This long-range seeker can get up close to subjects or capture more in the frame. Available in three colors – black, blue and red – consumers can now choose to personalize their camera according to their lifestyle. High-resolution, 12.1-Megapixels, 720p HD Movie Mode and a large 3-inch LCD screen with wide-angle viewing round out the feature set. The PowerShot SX200 IS Digital Camera is scheduled to be available at the end of March for an estimated retail price of $349.99.
Printing Use the press the • The button will blink blue and printing will start. • You can also select images by using the control dial. • After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and disconnect the interface cable. This camera does not allow you to insert the shooting date into an image while shooting (date stamping).
Open CameraWindow. Windows Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. If the window above does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow]. CameraWindow appears. Macintosh CameraWindow will appear when you establish a connection between the camera and computer.
System Map Canon Brand Direct Print Compatible Printers Compact Photo Printers* Memory Card (SELPHY series) USB Card Reader Bubble Jet Printers* (PIXMA series) Video IN Terminal USB Port TV/Video Audio IN Terminal (R/L) Windows/Macintosh *1 Also available for purchase separately.
Information Displayed i-Contrast ( Camera Shake ( Audio ( Manual Focus ( Exposure Compensation … Exposure Shift Bar ( AE Lock/FE Lock Grid Lines, 3:2 Guide *1 This is not normally displayed. It appears when remaining available internal memory (buffer) is half or less during movie recording (when the buffer warning indicates full, shooting or recording may be stopped).
Playback Mode (Detailed) Histogram Information Displayed Print List (Playback) i-Contrast/ Red-Eye Correction/Trimming/Resize/ My Colors ( Protection Status ( Image with Sound Memo ( Compression (Still Images)/Recording Pixels (Still Images), Movie ( Auto Category ( My Category ( The following information may also be displayed with some images. A sound file in a format other than the WAVE format is attached or the file format is not recognized.
Menu Item Safety MF On*/Off AF-assist Beam On*/Off Review Off/2* – 10 seconds/Hold (Rec. Review) Review Info Off*/Detailed/Focus Check Save Original On/Off* Reverse Disp. On*/Off Auto Category On*/Off IS Mode (Still image) Continuous*/Shoot Only/ Panning/Off (Movie) Continuous*/Off Custom Display LCD/ Viewfinder Shooting info.
Menu Item LCD Brightness (Normal)*/ (Bright) Power Saving Auto Power On*/Off Down Display Off 10 sec./20 sec./30 sec./1 min.*/ 2 min./ 3 min. Time Zone Home*/World Date/Time Clock Display 0 – 5* – 10 sec./ 20 sec./30 sec./ 1 min./2 min./3 min. Format File Numbering Continuous*/ Auto Reset...
(Widescreen) mode on wide size paper using Canon compact photo printer SELPHY CP750/CP740/CP730/CP720/CP710/CP510. As this setting will be stored to memory even when the power is turned off, to print using an image size other...
Playback Mode or Rec. Review (Right After Shooting) No Information Standard Display* * Playback mode only Focus Check* Detailed Display * Still image only The LCD monitor will not switch to the detailed display or focus check display in magnified display (p. 155), or index playback mode (p.
Select [LCD/Viewfinder]. 1. Use the select • Sets LCD monitor display mode after the DISP. button is pressed. • If you do not wish to change the display mode, press the FUNC./SET button to display • You cannot add active LCD/Viewfinder icon. Make settings.
About the Safety Zoom Depending on the number of recording pixels set, you can shift from optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing up to a factor where the image quality does not deteriorate (Safety Zoom). reaching the maximum zoom factor without image deterioration. Pressing the zoom lever toward further (not available during movie shooting.).
Focusing distance and image area when shooting as close to the subject as possible Zoom level Maximum wide 10 – 50 cm angle (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.) Maximum wide angle (fixed)* (0 – 3.9 in.) * You cannot use the zoom. Check the range of the built-in flash when using it in Macro mode on p.
Make settings. 1. Use the image stabilizer settings. 2. Press the MENU button. Camera shake may not be fully corrected when shooting with slow shutter speeds. Use the Auto ISO Shift (p. 85), or fix the camera using a tripod to shoot. When you shoot with the camera attached to a tripod, we recommend you set [IS Mode] to [Off].
Press the shutter button halfway. • When is displayed, the lights in blue. Press and hold the shutter button halfway, then press button. • The ISO speed after adjustment is displayed. • While pressing the shutter button halfway, pressing the again will return the ISO speed to its original condition.
You are recommended to use a memory card that has been formatted in this camera to shoot movies (pp. 16, 215). Be careful of the following while recording. - Do not touch the microphone (p. 40). - If you press a button, the sound of the button being pressed will also be recorded.
You can perform the following operations when shooting a movie (you can also set them before shooting when the mode dial is set to - AF lock: If you press the MF button, auto focus will be fixed at the current state. The on the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder), and you can confirm the distance between the subject and lens.
Use this option to transform a color specified in the screen into another (p. 146). The shutter speed is slow in tripod to avoid camera shake. increase and cause noise in the image depending on the scene being shot. With , image noise may be prominent.
The maximum shutter speed with synchronized flash is 1/500 second*. Therefore, even if an aperture value is preset, the aperture value may automatically be reset to match the synchronized flash speed. * When using an external flash, see pp. 258, 259. Aperture Value Display The larger the aperture value, the smaller the lens opening, allowing less light to enter the camera.
Shoot. • The current exposure level appears on the right side of the exposure level indicator, while the correct exposure level appears in the center on the left side of the indicator (if the difference is more than ±2 stops, the current exposure level appears in red on the LCD monitor).
Shoot. • The camera will continue to record successive images while the shutter button is held down. Recording will cease when the shutter button is released. To Cancel Continuous Shooting: Follow Step 1 to display When in set. and Manual Focus modes, be selected).
Displaying and Setting [Flash Control] Select [Flash Control]. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. In the menu, use the button to select [Flash Control]. 3. Press the • [Flash Control] can also be displayed by the following methods. - Press the button for more than one second.
Press the shutter button halfway. • Pressing the shutter button halfway zooms a section of the display according to the following AF Frame mode settings (p. 118). [Face Detect] : The face detected as the main subject will appear zoomed. [Center] : The center of the image will appear zoomed in the LCD monitor.
Checking Focus Right After Shooting (Focus Check) Allows you to check the focus of an image taken. It is also easy to check people’s expressions and look for closed eyes when shooting because a frame the size of the face displays when Face Select and Track (p.
Shoot. • The recorded image will be displayed. • Frames are displayed as follows. Frame color Orange Displays the area of the image shown at the bottom right. White Indicates the AF frames or the positions of faces that were focused when shooting. •...
The AF frame appears as follows when the shutter button is pressed halfway. - Green: Shooting preparations complete - Yellow: Focusing difficulty ([Center] or [FlexiZone] option) - No AF frame: Focusing difficulty ([Face Detect] option) Face Detect Feature When the camera detects faces, AF frames will be displayed on a maximum of three faces.
Moving the AF Frame ([FlexiZone] Selected) The AF frame can be moved manually allowing you to focus precisely on the desired area of your subject. Press the • The AF frame will display in green. Move the AF frame using the control dial and press the •...
Press the shutter button halfway. • The face frame ( green • If the camera has difficulty focusing, the face frame will display in yellow. Press the shutter button all the way to shoot. In the following cases, the face select mode will be canceled. - When turning the power off and back on - When switching to another shooting mode - When using the digital zoom or digital tele-converter...
Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and shoot. To Release the AF Lock: Press the MF button. When [Servo AF] (p. 124) is set to [On], AF lock cannot be used. mode, you cannot enable AF lock using the method on p.
Use the control dial and adjust the focus. • The MF indicator shows approximate figures. Use them as a shooting guideline only. To Cancel the Manual Focus: Press the MF button. You cannot change the AF frame setting while focusing manually.
You are recommended to set the shooting mode to the exposure compensation setting to [±0] before setting a custom white balance. The correct white balance may not be obtained when the exposure setting is incorrect (image appears completely black or white). When taking a white balance data reading at close range while using flash, you may not be able to obtain proper exposure.
Press the DISP. button. • The camera will switch to color input mode, and the display will alternate between the original image and the Color Accent image (using the previously set color). Aim the camera so that the color you wish to retain appears at the center of the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder) and press the button.
Aim the camera so that the original color appears at the center of the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder) and press the • Only one color can be specified. • You can use the the range of colors that are changed. –5: Only takes the color that you want to swap.
Make settings. 1. Use the select the function you wish to register. 2. Press the 3. Press the MENU button. • If displays to the icon’s lower right, you can register the function, but you cannot use it with some shooting modes or settings even if you press the To Cancel the Shortcut Button: Select...
Change the order in which menu items are displayed. 1. Use the [Sort]. 2. Press the 3. Use the menu item to move. 4. Press the 5. Use the menu item. 6. Press the 7. Press the MENU button. Set a default view. 1.
Changing the Display Magnification and Display Position Press the zoom lever toward • Bottom right of the screen will be displayed prominently and the display size and display position can be changed. Change the setting. • You can change the display size by pressing the zoom lever.
Select the last image. 1. Use the button to select [Last image]. 2. Press the 3. Use the last image in the range to categorize. 4. Press the • An image with a lower number than the first image cannot be selected as the last image.
images, and images recorded in cannot be trimmed. Some images shot with another camera may not be trimmed. The aspect ratio for images which can be trimmed will be fixed to 4:3 (or 3:4 if the image is vertically oriented). The resolution of a trimmed image will be less than before trimming.
Select [Save]. 1. Use the 2. Press the Save the file. 1. Use the select [New File] or [Overwrite]. 2. Press the • [New File] saves the edited movie under a new file name. The pre-edit data is left unchanged. Note, if you press the FUNC./SET button while saving the movie, saving is canceled.
Although you can apply red-eye correction any number of times to an image, the image quality will gradually deteriorate with each application. Since the correction frame will not appear automatically on images that have already been corrected once with the Red- Eye Correction function, use the [Add Frame] option to correct them.
Add Correction Frame Select [Add Frame]. 1. Use the select [Add Frame]. 2. Press the • A green frame will display. Adjust the position of the correction frame. 1. Use the move the frame. • Size of the frame can be changed with the zoom lever.
Save the image. 1. Use the [OK]. 2. Press the • If you wish to continue compensating of another image, repeat operations from Step 2. Display the saved image. 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Use the [Yes]. 3. Press the •...
Select a My Colors type. 1. Use the My Colors type. • The displayed image will reflect the My Colors effect. • You can press the zoom lever toward to check the image at a higher magnification. While the image is zoomed, you can press the FUNC./SET button to switch between the image transformed with the My Colors effect and the original non- transformed image.
Select a resolution. 1. Use the resolution. 2. Press the • If a resolution cannot be selected due to a lack of free space on the memory card, will display. Save the image. 1. Use the [OK]. 2. Press the •...
Sound Recorder Panel Use the button to select an option and press the FUNC./SET button. Exit Returns to the menu screen. Record Starts recording. Pause Stops recording, playback. Use the Play press the FUNC./SET button. Holding down the FUNC./SET button rewinds. The sound Rewind cannot be heard while rewinding.
Select the last image. 1. Use the button to switch to selecting the last image. 2. Press the 3. Use the last image in the range. 4. Press the • An image with a lower number than the first image cannot be selected as the last image.
[All Images] Erase the images. 1. Use the [OK]. 2. Press the • Selecting [Cancel] cancels selection of the image you are about to erase and returns to Step 2. Pressing the FUNC./SET button while erasing is in progress cancels the procedure. Please format the memory card when you want to erase not only image data but also all the data contained on the memory card (pp.
Select an area as home. 1. Use the home time zone. 2. Press the • To set the daylight saving option, use button to display The time will advance by 1 hour. Select (World). 1. Use the button to select 2.
Select (World). 1. Use the 2. Press the MENU button twice. • To change the destination time zone, use the FUNC./SET button. • When you switch to the destination time zone, will display. If you do not select a home time zone beforehand, you cannot configure the destination time.
The video output signal can be switched (NTSC or PAL) to accommodate different regional standards (p. 60). The default setting varies between regions. - NTSC: Japan, U.S.A., Canada, Taiwan and others - PAL: Europe, Asia (excluding Taiwan), Oceania and others If the video system is set incorrectly, the camera output may not display properly.
Camera screen is black at start-up. Incompatible image has been selected as the startup image in the My Camera settings. The display darkens. The image in the LCD monitor will darken in strong sunlight or bright light. Display flickers. Display flickers when shot under fluorescent lighting.
Eyes appear red. Light is reflected back from the eyes when the flash is used in dark areas. Continuous shooting slows down. The memory card’s performance has dropped. Recording images to memory card takes a long time. Memory card was formatted in another device.
Shooting movies The recording time may not display properly or shooting may stop unexpectedly. The following types of memory cards are used. - Slow recording cards. - Cards formatted on a different camera or a computer. - Cards which have had images recorded and erased repeatedly.
Batteries are not the right type. Battery capacity drops due to low ambient temperatures. Battery terminals are dirty. If using Canon AA-size NiMH batteries As the batteries have not been used for over a year, their recharging capacity has decreased. Battery life has been exceeded.
Change the batteries. Battery charge is insufficient to operate the camera. Replace the batteries immediately with unused AA-size alkaline batteries or fully charged Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. Also refer to Battery (p. 249). No image. No images recorded on memory card.
Incompatible WAVE A sound memo cannot be added to this image since the data type of the existing sound memo is incorrect. In addition, sound cannot be played back. Cannot register this image! You attempted to register an image recorded in a different camera or a movie as a start-up image.
Try turning the power back on, and resume shooting or playback. If this message continues to display, contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens.
Please consult your camera distributor or the closest Canon Customer Support Help Desk. Do not use substances containing alcohol, benzine, thinners or other flammable substances to clean or maintain the equipment.
Do not place the batteries near a heat source or expose it to direct flame or heat. The batteries should not be immersed in water or sea water. Do not attempt to disassemble, alter or apply heat to the batteries. Avoid dropping or subjecting the batteries to severe impacts that could damage the casing.
Leaving the units plugged in for a long period of time may cause them to overheat and distort, resulting in fire. When recharging the Canon AA-size NiMH batteries, use only a specified battery charger. The compact power adapter is designed for exclusive use with this equipment.
Do not get the camera caught on other objects or subject it to strong impacts or shocks when wearing or holding it by the neck strap. Be careful not to bump or strongly push the end of the lens. The above-mentioned could lead to injury or damage the equipment. Be careful not to allow dust or sand into the camera when using it at a beach or place with strong winds.
Do not operate the flash with dirt, dust or other items stuck to the surface of the flash. Be careful not to cover the flash with your fingers or clothing when shooting. The flash may be damaged and emit smoke or noise. The resulting heat build-up could damage the flash.
Memory cards are high-precision electronic devices. Do not bend them, apply force to them, or subject them to shocks or vibration. Do not attempt to disassemble or alter the memory card. Do not allow dirt, water or foreign objects to contact the terminals on the back of the memory card.
Replace them with new batteries. If you are purchasing new batteries, look for Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. Leaving batteries in the camera or charger may result in damage from battery leakage. When not in use, remove the batteries from the camera or charger and store them in a cool, dry location.
Turn the external flash on and turn the camera • (red) appears on the LCD monitor (or the viewfinder). Turn the mode dial to the desired mode. Speedlite 220EX* • The maximum flash synchro shutter speed is 1/250 second. • The flash will automatically adjust its output when [Flash Mode] is set to [Auto].
E-TTL automatic flash exposure compensation. [E-TTL] will display on the flash, but the flash will fire manually. Other Canon Flashes (other than Speedlite EX series) • Since other flashes fire at full strength, set the shutter speed and aperture accordingly.
Setting the Externally Mounted Flash Display the Flash Settings screen. 1. Hold the button down for more than one second. • Before making flash settings, mount the external flash and turn the flash • You can also set in [Flash Control] in the menu.
[Flash Control] will not display when the flash is turned off. Before making flash settings, turn the flash on. When an external flash is mounted, you cannot make built-in flash settings. When adjusting flash exposure compensation with the camera, set the external flash’s exposure compensation to [+0].
The following functions can be used with a Speedlite 220EX, 430EX II or 580EX II*. - Auto Exposure (Use the E-TTL mode with a 430EX II or 580EX II) - FE Lock (Not available in [Manual]) - Shutter Sync. (1st-curtain/2nd-curtain) (2nd-curtain priority with Speedlite 430EX II) - Slow Synchro - Flash Exp.
Off) are available (580EX II only). * 22 levels with 580EX II : Hot shoe flash-sync contacts Use of the following external flashes is recommended: Canon Speedlite 220EX, 430EX II and 580EX II. : Auto Creative zone: Program, Shutter-speed priority,...
Colors, Resize, Sound (recording/playback up to 1 min.), Sound Recorder (up to 2 hours sound-only recording/playback possible) or Protect. : PictBridge compliant, and Canon Direct Print and Bubble Jet Direct compatible : Start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound.
1600 × 1200 pixels (Small) 640 × 480 pixels (Widescreen) 3648 × 2048 pixels This reflects standard shooting criteria established by Canon. Actual results may vary according to the subject and shooting conditions. Movie ( (Standard), Recording Pixels/ Frame Rate 640 ×...
Index File Numbering ...216 Fireworks ...97 Flash Flash Exp. Comp ...110 Settings ...110 Shooting ...72 Focus ... 115, 118, 157 Focus Check ... 63, 115 Focus Check Display ...157 Focus Lock ...125 Focus Settings ...117 Focus-BKT Mode ...130 Foliage ... 96 Frame Rate ...
If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment. Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A. Tel No. (516) 328-5600 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Function Standard AF Frame Size (p. 121) Small Face Select and Track (p. 122) Auto Flash (when flash is raised) (p. 72) External LCD monitor (no information) LCD monitor (information view) LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Setting (p.
Though a 20x zoom lens may be yawn-inspiring in these days of 24x and 26x lenses, I think 20x is plenty, and perhaps even a bit too long given the difficulty of making a good lens that can cover so broad a focal range as the Canon SX10 IS" 28-560mm equivalent. The SX10 offers some significant upgrades over its predecessor, the S5: in addition to a huge jump in lens range, from 12x to 20x, it also bumps up a couple megapixels to 10 from 8. The latest generation of Canon imaging processors, Digic 4, adds tweaks to face detection, Servo AF, Face Detection Self-Timer, and Intelligent Contrast Correction.
Keeping a mostly similar design to the S5, the SX10 follows in its footsteps as a very comfortable to hold and shoot camera, retaining perks like the articulated LCD and four AA-powered operation. It"s a little heavier, 1.5 pounds, which makes it feel like a dSLR, but the big grip gives you plenty of holding room. While it offers the same set of manual, semimanual, and automatic controls, they"re differently designed and laid out. Gone is the multifunction power switch, leaving a plain old button in its wake. Now you have a more traditional button to jump into review mode; it sits near the indented thumb rest on the back, joined by the exposure compensation and focus area selection buttons. Unfortunately, the labels, light blue on gray, are pretty difficult to see in dim light and can be obscured by the glare off the iridescent plastic in bright.
On the right side of the back is a dial concentric to a four-way navigation switch with the function button in the middle. Canon uses this control layout for some of its recent compact point-and-shoots, and in many ways it"s a vast improvement over the S5"s configuration. But while I generally like the controls, the dial feels too mushy. It doesn"t respond appropriately, and it feels like it needs to spin too far or not as far for any given operation. As a result, for example, I frequently overshot desired shutter speeds. Perhaps it just takes more getting used to than I had time for, but it really feels like it needs better tactile feedback. The zoom switch didn"t feel terribly exact either. While that"s a typical problem with stepped zooms (these lenses don"t really cover a continuous zoom range, instead stopping at a series of preset distances), the SX10"s felt even less accurate than usual, likely because of the wide range it has to cover. I expect to see this problem even more as we test this year"s 24x and 26x lenses.
Of course, the flip-and-twistable LCD remains a user favorite, but in tradeoff it"s quite small--only 2.5 inches compared with the new trend of 3-inchers. Unfortunately, the electronic viewfinder isn"t particularly great. It updates slowly and looks pretty coarse. More annoyingly, the camera lacks a dedicated toggle between the LCD and EVF. Instead, you have to cycle through the four different display settings: low-info LCD, detailed LCD, low-info EVF, detailed EVF. That makes it nearly impossible to quickly jump back and forth; I frequently ended up cycling past my target. In contrast, the dedicated movie record button hits the right note of efficiency. As does the mode dial, which, unlike most cameras, rotates a full 360 degrees instead of forcing you to reverse direction to get to the modes at the other end. A small but welcome change.
Though a movie mode remains on the dial, it"s become rather superfluous; in addition to the dedicated button, Canon integrated the movie resolution settings into the function menu along with the standard white balance, color adjustment, exposure bracketing, flash compensation, metering, and still size and quality controls. Some of the more novel features include a Face Self-timer, which shoots a specified number of seconds after a face is detected and a custom timer which lets you also specify the number of shots to take (sort of a limited intervalometer since you can only take up to 10 shots). New to this camera is Canon"s Servo AF, the company"s AF tracking mode. With this camera, since the continuous shooting is so slow, I find that the Servo AF has too much time to get confused, and since EVFs black out when a shot"s taken you can"t verify that it"s focusing on the right thing; I have lots of in-focus fences and out of focus people in my test shots. (And lest you suggest I should have used the Face Detect AF, that doesn"t work unless you"re shooting faces looking at you, not moving crowd shots.)
Though in many ways the camera"s performance remains unchanged--or worsens a little--from the S5"s, it"s still pretty zippy compared with increasingly sluggish competitors. It"s ready to shoot much faster than the rest, at about 1.5 seconds, and is the quickest focuser of the bunch; it can focus and shoot in about 0.6 second in good light and 0.8 second in dim. Rising to 2.1 seconds, its shot-to-shot time is about half a second slower than the S5"s, likely the result of increasing the resolution without adding more buffer memory; annoying, but still better than most. At least flash doesn"t impose much overhead, rising to only 2.4 seconds once you factor in flash recycle time. And while its 1.4fps burst shooting puts it in the middle of the pack, the burst speeds of these cameras are all essentially in the same ballpark--that sad ballpark that nobody goes to anymore. The SX10 seems to be fairly power efficient, though. Canon CIPA (PDF) rates it at about 340 shots on alkalines and 600 on NiMH, and I never saw the low-power indicator flash while testing. And the optical image stabilizer works as well as ever; I got about four stops of shutter-speed latitude out of it. The lens, however, narrows to f5.7 at maximum telephoto, which is quite slow; even the Olympus SP-590 UZ only narrows to f5.0 at a longer 676mm equivalent.
As evidenced by the SX1 IS, Canon obviously thinks that raw support and HD video are worth a couple hundred more bucks; maybe I"d agree if the SX10 were as cheap as its similarly lacking competitors. But it"s not. So ding them I shall. Otherwise, like its ancestors before it, the PowerShot SX10 IS offers a very nice enthusiast-oriented feature set, plus decent performance, solid photo quality, and a comfortable, relatively well-designed body.
It seems to be an inherent software problem with the S3 that when zooming the camera shuts down. Mine started doing this within a year of purchase. The lens error on start up is due to a small electric motor that resides within the lens unit. The motor turns the plastic geared wheels which rotate the lens inner housing which extends or retracts the lens. When the motor starts to play up with age or use, the lens will not extend or retract correctly and the camera reports a lens error. If the motor stops working altogether the lens will jam and the lens unit needs to be replaced.
It is impossible to get moisture or sand or dirt in the lens since it is a sealed unit. Canon have very cleverly situated the only moving part in the camera inside the lens unit so it cannot be replaced easily. Don"t even try to open the lens unit as small screws, springs and ball bearings will explode everywhere lol. Just to give you some idea: the lens unit has no less than five optical lens inside the unit and six aligning rods and runners all assembled with engineering precision!
Credit to Canon the lens does a good job at taking photographs but the motor assembly could have been better designed. Perhaps they overcame this with later models?
My motor has now stopped working and in my opinion it is probably a good idea to upgrade your camera rather than replace the lens unit but if you can DIY or get it done for a reasonable price at a willing camera shop it might just be worth it.
Canon’s second 10-megapixel, 20x optical zoom digicam with advanced shooting controls.Last September, Canon announced two new 10-megapixel PowerShot SX-series digicams: the SX1 IS and the SX10 IS. The PowerShot SX10 IS has many of the features of the SX1 IS model (which we have already reviewed) but uses a CCD sensor instead of a CMOS chip. Both models feature stabilised 20x optical zoom lenses that span the equivalent of 28-560mm in 35mm format. The lens is threaded – but only for the clip-on lens cap and not for filters.. . [more]
Last September, Canon announced two new 10-megapixel PowerShot SX-series digicams: the SX1 IS and the SX10 IS. The PowerShot SX10 IS has many of the features of the SX1 IS model (which we have already reviewed) but uses a CCD sensor instead of a CMOS chip. Both models feature stabilised 20x optical zoom lenses that span the equivalent of 28-560mm in 35mm format. The lens is threaded – but only for the clip-on lens cap and not for filters.
Designed to replace the S5 IS model, which was announced in May 2007, the new SX models are larger and heavier than their predecessor. Styling is reminiscent of Canon’s smaller DSLRs. The SX10 IS is slightly smaller and lighter than the SX1 IS- and also $250 cheaper. Both cameras are powered by four AA batteries.
Only the SX1 IS offers wireless flash support and this model also has a maximum continuous shooting speed of 4 frames/second, whereas the SX10 IS can only manage 1.4 frames/second. Although both models have vari-angle monitors, the SX1 IS’s LCD monitor is marginally larger, with a 2.8-inch diameter, compared to 2.5-inches on the SX10 IS. Monitor resolution is the same at 230,000 dots.
The SX10 IS only records still images as JPEGs, offering six image size settings (including one 16:9 ‘widescreen’ option) plus three compression levels. Interestingly, while image size continues to be adjustable via the Function menu, to adjust compression on the SX10 IS you must press the Display button after setting the image size. This button also toggles between LCD and EVF and adjusts display modes. Typical image sizes are shown in the table below.
Imatest showed a higher degree of post-capture processing in image files, which resulted in images that were not quite as sharp as those from the SX1IS – although you have to ‘pixel peep’ to actually see any difference. Colour accuracy was fair in our Imatest assessments, which showed saturation to be marginally higher than the SX1 IS. Otherwise, both cameras had similar shifts in skin hues and elevated saturation from oranges through to reds and blues.
Lateral chromatic aberration ranged from moderate to serious in our Imatest tests and we found some colour fringing when shots were enlarged to 100%. Fringing was quite noticeable with both the wide and telephoto focal lengths and it was more pronounced towards the edges of shots than near the centre. An example is shown below.
– You use the monitor for shot composition and enjoy shooting with the camera close to the subject, low to the ground or above your head. (The vari-angle LCD makes this easy.)
@the above: I"ve tried the G7 with gphoto2, and it does NOT allow manual focusing (ie. setting the subject distance value manually) with this camera"s standard firmware (supposedly this is the case for all powershots w/ gphoto2). http://gphoto.10949.n7.nabble.com/Canon-powershot-G10-and-capture-ability-td4273.html
The time display to show AM or PM for us North Americans. :-) To save space it could be just a dot next to the 12-hour number for PM, it"s how lots of clocks do it, we"re used to that.
I like OwenJim"s rebuilds of CHDK, where I"m able to keep the Blend Histogram showing at all times, as well as removing some redundant info, like the SCR and EXP alerts. The truncated Hyperfocal display option is nice too, but it"s nice to have the fuller info displayed at times too.
Is it possible to have the
I know that one can send their camera backed to Canon to have the bad pixels mapped out but what a hassle. Too bad, Canon does not provide an in camera mapping program similar to Olympus so that the mapping could be done by the owner.
It"s not the fix that you ask for, but there is a very nice freeware tool available at MediaChance"s Digital Camera Tools page. Look at the one called "HotPixels Eliminator". Check out their other free tools there too (just the first 3 or 4 are shareware, the rest are freeware), some of them are very very nice. Keoeeit 00:40, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
There is a new option in Build #144 (and later), in the RAW Parameters menu, turn "Noise Reduction" to always ON. This will perform a dark-frame subtraction at every shutter speed, effectively removing any hot-pixel artifacts. This works for your JPG files whether you have RAW saving turned on or not. It adds a slight delay to every shot (you will see *busy* briefly flash in your EVF/LCD each time) but it"s probably a small price to pay for completely clean images.
Oooo, nice idea! If there was a shoot_df or dark_frame command or something like that. It could be incorporated into scripts that need this. I wonder if that could be done? I was testing my sensor noise tonight to see what I might be up against, and I found that even 15-second exposures are surprisingly quiet even after 5 minutes of shooting. And the few scattered lighter pixels all but disappear at shutter speeds of 2-seconds or faster. Just a few warm ones, even in the RAW images without any interpolation at all. (I lucked out big-time on the sensor that got dropped into my camera. A good batch of chips that day.) So for lightning photography I won"t have any problem doing one dark-frame every 5-10 minutes or so, or even if I forget to. But for astrophotography an inserted dark-frame every now and then could be important. I don"t want pixels acting like undiscovered stars and asteroids about to impact the earth and setting off a wave of hysteria and end-of-the-world rumors. :) In order to prevent camera movement it would literally have to be the "hat-trick" technique. Holding something over the lens but not touching it. A "dark_frame" command would eliminate that always-awkward solution.
As i have understood from AllBest source code the mapping mechanism is quite simple: In the post-shoot routine (where the raw file is eventually captured from memory and saved, just before camera software saves image to jpeg file) the bad pixel list is examined. For each pixel on the list its value is overwritten by arithmetic avg. of 4 pixels situated 2 pixels apart from the hot one.(Neighbors in the closest surrounding are not taken for some reason).
You can change the size of the OSD fonts by choosing a different Menu RBF font. No idea about remote shooting though. Maybe it even has nothing to do with the cam firmware, but with the remote shooting PC software which does not support certain cams. --Harvester 18:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
If you are into astrononomy or microphotography, you want to hook up a camera to a telescope or microscope. The resulting setup usually looks like this: [3]. Note the camera is in an awkward position if you want to look through the viewfinder, browse menus or adjust settings. Rather, remote capture is used to adjust camera settings, take a picture, download and display the picture on the PC [4][5].
Unfortunately, Canon has announced they will drop the remote capture feature on Powershot alltogether. Future Powershot models will no longer have remote capture. [6].
There is a bug. If you switch the screen of A630 of 180 degrees the lcd is all white. The only way you can watch your lcd is to put it back to the regular position.
I think this is not possible without changing the original firmware. And even if you would do this, I"m not sure if the Digic II chip is fast enough for this. --Harvester 12:25, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
It would be very useful if the OSD could show the remaining space on the card, in units of MiB (since I think that"s what the camera already uses, e.g. next to the format option). This would be especially useful when shooting in RAW mode, since RAW makes the remaining pictures count pretty useless. In fact, the position of the free space display could be on top of that counter by default.
I think this would be complicated to implement. The CHDK perhaps must bring its own jpeg processing engine or one must find a way to make complete use of the original Canon engine. So, I think an implementation is unlikely. I think it would be easier if you would use a batch processing tool on your PC for this. --Harvester 18:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
It really gets anoying when I attempt to use a fill in flash and need to constantly return
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