Canon Digital Ixus 310 Hs User Guide

							
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When you tag images as favorites, you can easily categorize just those 
images. You can also filter out just those images for viewing, protecting or 
erasing (p. 123).
Make the setting.
zTouch ø, then drag up or down the 
menu to the left to choose  .
XOnce set,   will appear on the screen.zTo unlock an image, touch  ø again, 
then drag up or down the menu to the left 
to choose  .
Using the Menu
Choose [Favorites].
zTouch  ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [Favorites].
Choose an image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch the screen.
XOnce set,   will appear on the screen.zTouching the screen again deselects the 
image and   disappears.
zTo choose multiple images, repeat the 
above operation.
Tagging Images as Favorites
 
						

							
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Complete the setting.
zIf you touch Ú, a confirmation screen will 
appear.
zTouch [OK].
If you switch to Shooting mode or turn off the power before completing the 
setting in Step 3, images will not be tagged as favorites.
• If you use Windows 7 or Windows  Vista and transfer tagged images to 
the computer, they will be given  a star rating of 3 ( ) (except 
for movies).
• You can also use Touch Actions to tag images as favorites  (p. 131).
• To choose multiple images, touch   in the upper left of the screen and 
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You can organize images into categories. You can display the images in a 
category in filtered playback (p. 123) and process all images at once by using 
the functions below.
• “Viewing Slideshows”  (p. 124), “Protecting Images”  (p. 137), “Erasing All 
Images”  (p. 139), “Choosing Images for Printing (DPOF)”  (p. 159)
Choose ;.
zTouch  ø, then drag up or down the 
screen and touch  ;.
Choose images.
zDrag left or right across the screen to 
choose an image.
zTouch the desired category.XThe chosen category will appear in 
orange.
zTouch the category again to cancel, and it 
will turn white.
zTo choose multiple images, repeat the 
above operation.
•Images are automatically categorized  by shooting condition as they are 
shot.
- : Images with detected faces, or images shot in  I or  V.
- : Images detected as ,  or  in  A mode, or images shot in 
,  or  O.
- : Images shot in  w, P , t .
•You can also display categories by touching  ø in Step 2, then 
choosing the  1 tab, and [My Category].
Organizing Images by Category 
(My Category)
 
						

							
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Complete the setting.
zIf you touch Ú, a confirmation screen will 
appear.
zTouch [OK].
You can change the orientation of an image and save it.
Choose  \.
zTouch  ø, then drag up or down the 
menu to the left to choose  \.
Rotate the image.
zTouch   or   and the image will rotate 
in the chosen direction in 90° increments.
zTouch  Ú to accept the setting.
If you switch to Shooting mode or turn off the power before completing the 
setting in Step 3, images will not be tagged as My Category.
Rotating Images
•Movies shot at   or   cannot be rotated.
• In the screen in Step 2, if you touch  ø then n , you can change 
the icon order by choosing the  1 tab and [Rotate].
• Images cannot be rotated  (p. 176) if [Auto Rotate] is set to [Off].
 
						

							
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You can resize images to a lower pixel setting and save the resized image as 
a separate file.
Choose [Resize].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [Resize].
Choose an image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch [OK].
Choose an image size.
zTouch  ,   or  , then touch [OK].X[Save new image?] will appear on the 
screen.
Save the new image.
zTouch [OK].XThe image will be saved as a new file.
Display the new image.
zIf you touch  Ú, [Display new image?] will 
appear.
zTouch [Yes].XThe saved image will be displayed.
Resizing Images
• You cannot resize an image to a larger size.
• Images saved as   in Step 3 cannot be edited.
• Movies cannot be edited.
 
						

							
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You can cut out a portion of a recorded image and save it as a new image file.
Choose [Trimming].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [Trimming].
Choose an image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch [OK].
Adjust the trimming area.
XA frame will appear around the portion of 
the image to be trimmed.
XThe original image will display in the upper 
left and the trimmed image will display in 
the lower right.
zIf you move the zoom lever, touch   
or the image on the lower right of the 
screen, you can change the frame size.
zIf you drag on the image at the upper left or 
the image on the lower right, you can move 
the frame.
zIf you touch  , you can change the frame 
orientation.
zIn an image with detected faces, gray 
frames appear around the faces located in 
the upper left image. The frames can be 
used for trimming. You can switch between 
frames by touching  .
zTouch [New File].XThe [Save new image?] screen will 
appear.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on  p. 145.
Trimming
Trimming Area
Trimming Area Display
Recorded pixels 
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•Images recorded at a pixel setting of    (p. 61), or images resized to   
(p. 145)  cannot be edited.
• Images that can be trimmed will have the same width and height ratio 
after trimming.
• The number of recorded pixels in a trimmed image will be smaller than 
before trimming.
• Movies cannot be edited.
 
						

							
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You can change the color of an image and save it as a separate image. Refer 
to p. 92  for details on each menu item.
Choose [My Colors].
zTouch  ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [My Colors].
Choose an image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch [OK].
Choose an option.
zTouch an option.zTouch  qr to display other available 
options.
zTouch [OK].XThe [Save new image?] screen will 
appear.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on  p. 145.
Adding Effects with the My Colors 
Function
If you repeatedly change the color of the same image, the quality will 
gradually deteriorate and you may not achieve the expected color.
•The color of images changed with this  function may vary from those 
recorded with the My Colors function  (p. 92).
• My Colors settings cannot be applied to movies.
 
						

							
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The camera can detect areas in an image, such as faces or backgrounds, that 
are too dark and automatically adjust them to the optimum brightness. Also, 
when the overall image is lacking in contrast, the camera will automatically 
correct the image for a sharper impression. You can choose from 4 levels of 
correction, and save the image as a new file.
Choose [i-Contrast].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [i-Contrast].
Choose an image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch [OK].
Choose an option.
zTouch  qr to choose an item, and touch 
[OK].
XThe [Save new image?] screen will 
appear.
Save as a new image and display.
zFollow Steps 4 and 5 on  p. 145.
Correcting the Brightness (i-Contrast)
•Under some conditions, the image may appear coarse or not be 
corrected properly.
• Repeatedly adjusting the same image may cause it to become coarse.
What if the image wasn’t corrected by the [Auto] option as 
well as you would like?
Choose [Low], [Medium] or [High] and adjust the image.
Movies cannot be corrected.
 
						

							
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You can automatically correct red eyes in images and save them as new files.
Choose [Red-Eye Correction].
zTouch ø, then n  to choose the 
1  tab, and touch [Red-Eye Correction].
Choose and correct the image.
zDrag across the screen to choose an 
image, then touch [OK].
XRed-eye detected by the camera will be 
corrected and a frame will appear around 
the corrected portion.
zYou can magnify or reduce the size of the 
image using the procedures in “Magnifying 
Images”  (p. 127).
Save as a new image and display.
zTouch [New File].XThe image will be saved as a new file.zFollow Step 5 on  p. 145.
Correcting the Red-Eye Effect
•Some images may not be corrected properly.
• When [Overwrite] in Step 3 is  chosen, the uncorrected image is 
overwritten with the corrected data, erasing the original image.
• Protected images cannot be overwritten.
Movies cannot be corrected.