Canon A620: this camera was given to me and for the last 2 months I've used it. I had found I could take photos off the T.V. when it was in the "C" setting. this last week I for the...

starlord Loc: Rosamond

this camera was given to me and for the last 2 months I've used it. I had found I could take photos off the T.V. when it was in the "C" setting. this last week I for the 1st time I started checking out the other settings, which are "Auto - P - TV - AV - M - C" I was seeing what each seat did. Only now when I use the C set, it does not show the shutter setting . It used to show as follows
1/20 to 1/25, but that only shows up on the M setting, instead it shows in the "C" setting F2.8 to F8.0. if anyone has ever work with one of these, I want to know how to get the old settings back.

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

Just type in Canon A620 manual download on your search engine and you will find several places you can download a manual from.

ronz Loc: Florida

There should be a place in the menu to restore factory setting.

starlord Loc: Rosamond

I did as you said to do, after 3 hours of watching my model linght showing it was downloading from this site http://software.canon-europe.com/files/soft25437/manual/A620_A610_ADVCUG_EN.pdf it just stopped. I also download the install program for adope reader 10 (I have 9 installed) but the blasted install file would not go beyound 41% done. so for now I have totaly wiped it all OUT.

I did have the manula here, but the english section seems to gone down a black hole that is in my living room.

starlord Loc: Rosamond

ronz wrote:

There should be a place in the menu to restore factory setting.

the main dial has these on it "Auro / P / TV / AV / M / C" and on the same dial it has some images of settings. I have look at the screen for each one and there is some changes made, but I don't know anything about them.

larduggan Loc: Burlington, VT

the main dial has these on it "Auro / P / TV / AV / M / C" and on the same dial it has some images of settings. I have look at the screen for each one and there is some changes made, but I don't know anything about them.[/quote]

I think "C" very likely stands for "Custom". You program in the settings you want for a specific situation, like taking pics of your TV screen. Then SAVE those settings, which will be called up again when you choose "C".

The manual can tell how how to do this. I had the same problem you did on my first download try.

I used this web address successfully, though:

http://www.retrevo.com/d/ds/progress?doc=94abc14760c94375d4c6c396d87634e7&u=1&rk=0.8825615474488586

Good luck.

starlord Loc: Rosamond

At last I have been able to download the manual, I now have it as a pdf file. I have taken a fast look at it, tonight I'll read it on my screen.I stared out at 3:10 to download it it took 10mins to get to the manual seeting and start the download. it's now 5:30pm and I just got it done. my head feels like some one was standing behind me with a hammer.

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

starlord wrote:

At last I have been able to download the manual, I now have it as a pdf file. I have taken a fast look at it, tonight I'll read it on my screen.I stared out at 3:10 to download it it took 10mins to get to the manual seeting and start the download. it's now 5:30pm and I just got it done. my head feels like some one was standing behind me with a hammer.

I apologize for it causing you so much grief. Usually it goes pretty well. I have downloaded several in the past. I hope you have better luck resolving your problem with the camera. Have a great evening.

RocketScientist Loc: Littleton, Colorado

Powershot A620 manual from Canon's USA site: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/powershot_a_series/powershot_a620#BrochuresAndManuals

Canon does a good job of having manuals for just about all their cameras.

For real old stuff, go here: OrphanCameras.com which redirects to http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Great place to go for manuals.

starlord Loc: Rosamond

I have read the manual once today, but I'm going to re-read it tonight and see I have figure out a few things. as I saved it as a PDF file, I can open it anytime.

larduggan Loc: Burlington, VT

"I have read the manual once today, but I'm going to re-read it tonight and see I have figure out a few things. as I saved it as a PDF file, I can open it anytime."

The manual will be helpful, for sure. It also sounds like understanding the basic concepts involved in how cameras take pictures would be helpful, too: things like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and depth of field

Here is the address of a site that has this info in beginner's language....they do a good job.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/

It very easy to sign up to be a member there.

starlord Loc: Rosamond

Useing the camera is unlike my other ones, so it has been a learning deal for me.

I have this is a list of the ones I've used.

Topcon Super D - Pentax K-1000 - Voigtlander Bessamatic (this the 2nd one I've had, first one got wiped out while I was in Vietnam) - I have 2 old Exa's, one in need of repair'

starlord Loc: Rosamond

I have been taking some photos with the main dial set at the other settings. But one does stump me , Using the graphic setting on the mailn dial I set it for "Night scen" and from what I had read, that was to use the slow shutter seep but the flash still goes off
I had tryed a shot of the planets that was in the sky and the flash just wiped them out.

Wabbit Loc: Arizona Desert

starlord wrote:

I have been taking some photos with the main dial set at the other settings. But one does stump me , Using the graphic setting on the mailn dial I set it for "Night scen" and from what I had read, that was to use the slow shutter seep but the flash still goes off
I had tryed a shot of the planets that was in the sky and the flash just wiped them out.

Scene modes are shortcuts for settings chosen by Canon. You can duplicate those settings in Manual once have an understanding of what each function change does.

In camera flash is only good for lets say ... 8 feet, so planets are a bit further away, flash will not reach them.

The night scene is for a slow shutter, flash will fire, but the intended distance is not at infinity, but for rather close distances.

Wabbit Loc: Arizona Desert

starlord wrote:

I have been taking some photos with the main dial set at the other settings. But one does stump me , Using the graphic setting on the mailn dial I set it for "Night scen" and from what I had read, that was to use the slow shutter seep but the flash still goes off
I had tryed a shot of the planets that was in the sky and the flash just wiped them out.

TV mode is your shutter priority mode. You pick the shutter and the camera picks the corresponding aperture for your exposure.

AV mode is your aperture priority mode. You pick the aperture and the camera picks an appropriate shutter speed for an acceptable exposure.

M mode is your Manual mode .... you choose the aperture and shutter speed yourself, this mode is not forgiving if you don't know what you're doing.

P is your program mode, pretty much automatic, the camera picks the shutter and aperture but gives you some flexibility for modifications like exposure compensation, white balance changes, iso changes, etc.