Canon Digital Ixus 220 Hs User Guide

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Changing the Color and Shooting
You can change the look of an image when shooting. However, depending on 
shooting conditions, the image may become coarse, or the colors may not 
come out as expected.
Color Accent
You can choose to retain a single color and change the rest to black and white 
in a composition.
Choose T.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose T.
Press the n button for more 
than one second.
XThe unchanged image and the Color 
Accent image will alternately display.
zThe color for default settings is green.
Specify the color.
zPosition the center frame so it is filled with 
the color you want and press the q button.
XThe specified color will be recorded.
Specify the range of colors.
zPress the op buttons to change the 
range of colors to be retained.
zChoose a negative value to limit the range 
of colors. Choose a positive value to 
extend the range of colors to similar colors.
zPress the n button to complete the 
setting and restore the shooting screen.
Recorded color
Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode.
 
						

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You can swap one color in an image for another when recording it. You can 
only swap one color.
Choose Y.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose Y.
Press the n button for more 
than one second.
XThe unchanged image and the Color Swap 
image will alternately display.
zThe default setting is to change green to 
gray.
Specify the color to be swapped.
zPosition the center frame so it is filled with 
the color you want and press the q button.
XThe specified color will be recorded.
Specify the target color.
zPosition the center frame so it is filled with 
the color you want and press the r button.
XThe specified color will be recorded.
 
						

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Specify the range of colors to be 
swapped.
zPress the op buttons to adjust the range 
of colors to be changed.
zChoose a negative value to limit the range 
of colors. Choose a positive value to 
extend the range of colors to similar colors.
zPress the n button to complete the 
setting and restore the shooting screen.
Shooting in Monochrome
You can shoot images in black and white, sepia or blue and white.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  .
Choose a color tone.
zPress the n button for more than one 
second.
X[Color Tone] will appear on the screen.zPress the qr buttons to choose an effect, 
then press the n button.
XYou can check the color tone on the 
screen.
Shoot.
•Using the flash may cause unexpected results in this mode.
•Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse.
B/W
Shoots in black and white.
Sepia
Shoots with sepia tones.
Blue Shoots in blue and white.
 
						

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Shoot with the Effects of a Toy Camera (Toy 
Camera Effect)
This effect darkens and blurs the corners of the image, and changes the 
overall color so that it looks like an image shot with a toy camera.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  .
Choose a color tone.
zPress the n button for more than one 
second.
zPress the qr buttons to choose an effect, 
then press the n button.
XYou can check the color on the screen.
Shoot.
Standard
Images will look like they were shot with a toy camera.
Warm
Gives images a warmer tone than [Standard].
Cool Gives images a cooler tone than [Standard].
 
						

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Detecting a Smile and Shooting
The camera will shoot, even without pressing the shutter button, when it 
detects a smile.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  , 
then press the n button for more than 
one second.
zPress the qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the n button.
XThe camera will enter shooting stand-by, 
and [Smile Detection on] will appear on the 
screen.
Point the camera at a person.
zEach time the camera detects a smile it will 
shoot after the lamp lights.
zPress the p button to pause smile 
detection. Press the p button again to 
resume smile detection.
Detecting a Face and Shooting 
(Smart Shutter)
What if a smile is not detected?
Smiles are easier to detect if the subject faces the camera, and opens their mouth 
enough to show some teeth when smiling.
Changing the number of shots
After choosing   in Step 1, press the op buttons.
•You should switch to another mode when you finish shooting, or the 
camera will continue taking shots each time the camera detects a smile.
•You can also shoot by pressing the shutter button.
 
						

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Using the Wink Self-Timer
Point the camera at a person and press the shutter button fully. The camera 
will shoot approximately two seconds after it detects a wink.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  , 
then press the n button for more than 
one second.
zPress the qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the n button.
Compose the shot and press the 
shutter button halfway.
zConfirm that a green frame appears 
around the face of the person who will 
wink.
Press the shutter button fully.
XThe camera will enter shooting stand-by, 
and [Wink to take picture] will appear on 
the screen.
XThe lamp will blink and the self-timer 
sound will play.
Face the camera and wink.
XThe shutter will release approximately 2 
seconds after a wink is detected from the 
person inside the frame.
zTo cancel the countdown, press the 
n button.
What if a wink is not detected?
•Wink a bit slowly.
•A wink may not be detected if eyes are covered by hair or a hat, or when wearing 
glasses.
 
						

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Using the Face Self-Timer
The shutter will release approximately two seconds after the camera detects 
a new face (p. 95). You can use this when the photographer wants to be in 
the image, such as a group photo.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  , 
then press the n button for more than 
one second.
zPress the qr buttons to choose  , then 
press the n button.
Compose the shot and press the 
shutter button halfway.
zMake sure a green frame appears on the 
face focused on and white frames appear 
on other faces.
Press the shutter button fully.
XThe camera will enter shooting stand-by, 
and [Look straight at camera to start count 
down] will appear on the screen.
XThe lamp will blink and the self-timer 
sound will play.
Changing the number of shots
After choosing   in Step 1, press the op buttons.
•Shutting both eyes will also be detected as a wink.
•If a wink is not detected, the shutter will release approximately 15 
seconds later.
•If there are no people in the shot when the shutter button is pressed fully, 
the camera will shoot after a person enters the shot and winks.
 
						

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Join the subjects and look at the 
camera.
XWhen the camera detects a new face, the 
lamp and self-timer sound will speed up 
(the lamp remains lit when the flash will 
fire), and two seconds later the shutter will 
release.
zTo cancel shooting with the timer after 
countdown has started, press the n 
button.
Changing the number of shots
After choosing   in Step 1, press the op buttons.
Even if your face is not detected after joining the subjects, the shutter will 
release approximately 15 seconds later.
 
						

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You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot 
long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to prevent 
the camera from moving and blurring the image.
Choose ≈.
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose ≈.
Choose the shutter speed.
zPress the o button.zPress the qr buttons to choose the 
shutter speed, then press the m button.
Confirm the exposure.
zWhen you press the shutter button 
halfway, the exposure for the chosen 
shutter speed will appear on the screen.
Shooting Long Exposures
•The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the screen 
in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway.
•When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are 
processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of 
processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot.
•You should set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a tripod (p. 175).
If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the 
flash to ! and shoot.
 
						

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You can shoot continuously at a maximum speed of approximately 
8.0 images/second while the shutter button is pressed fully and held.
Choose .
zFollow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 64 to choose  ,
Shoot.
XAs long as you hold the shutter button 
down, the camera will shoot successive 
images.
Images Displayed During Playback
Since each set of continuous images will become a single group, only the first 
image captured in that group will be displayed. To indicate that the image is 
part of a group,   will appear in the upper left of the screen.
High-Speed Continuous Shooting 
(High-speed Burst)
•The recording pixel setting will be fixed at   (1984 x 1488 pixels).
•The focus, brightness and white balance will be set with the first shot.
•Depending on the shooting conditions, camera settings and the zoom 
position, the camera may stop shooting momentarily, or the shooting 
speed may slow down.
•As the number of images increases, the shooting speed may slow down.
If you erase a grouped image (p. 138), all the images in the group will also 
be erased. Be sure to exercise adequate caution.
•If you want to play back images individually (p. 126), grouping can be 
canceled (p. 127).
•Protecting (p. 134) a grouped image, will protect all of the images in the 
group.
•If you play back grouped images using Filtered Playback (p. 120) or 
Smart Shuffle (p. 128), grouping is temporarily canceled and images are 
played back individually.
•Grouped images cannot be tagged as favorites (p. 140), edited (pp. 145 
– 150), categorized (p. 142), printed (p. 152) or have the number of 
copies to be printed set (p. 161).
Play back grouped images individually (p. 126), or cancel grouping 
(p. 127) before trying the above.