Canon PowerShot A560 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Items marked with a  are lists or charts that summarize camera
functions or procedures.
Please Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Preventing Malfunctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Resetting Settings to Their Default Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) 26
Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Setting the Slow Synchro Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Postcard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Embedding the Date in the Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting the Display Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Selecting an AF Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) . . .42
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Locking the Flash Exposure Setting (FE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . .45
Switching between Metering Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before Using the Camera – Basic Operations . . . . . . . . 12
Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Canon PowerShot A560 Specifications

General

Megapixel	7.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1944, 3072 x 1728, 3072 x 2304
Digital zoom	4 x
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Video capability	Yes
Camera shutter speed	15 – 1/2000 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000 SP4/XP/Vista; Mac OS X v10.3 - 10.4
Focus	TTL
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, AUTO
Internal memory	16 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd
Display diagonal	2.5 \
I/O ports	USB; A/V out (PAL/NTSC)
Product color	Silver
Battery type	AA Alkaline/ NiMH (NB4-300)
Number of batteries supported	2
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Flash modes	auto, manual, Red-eye reduction
Viewfinder type	Optical

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	43.1 mm
Width	91.2 mm
Height	64 mm
Weight	165 g