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Specifying a portion of an image to save separately (Cropping) (PowerShot SX400 IS / PowerShot SX410 IS)

Last Updated : 23-Jan-2015
Issue Number : 8202107700

Solution

The following explains the procedure for specifying a portion of an image to save as a separate image file.

IMPORTANT

Editing is not possible for images shot at a resolution of [ ], or resized to [ ].

1. Press the [

] button to enter Playback mode.

2. Press the [

] button, and then choose [Cropping] on the [

] tab.

3. Press the [

], [

] buttons to choose an image, and then press the [

] button.

4. Adjust the cropping area.

A frame is displayed around the portion of the image to be cropped.

　Cropping Area

　Preview of Image After Cropping

　Resolution After Cropping

The original image is shown in the upper left, and a preview of the image as cropped is shown in the lower right.

To resize the frame, move the zoom lever.
To move the frame, press the [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] buttons.
To change the frame orientation, press the [ ] button.

Faces detected in the image are enclosed in gray frames in the upper-left image. To crop the image based on this frame, press the <

> button to switch to the other frame.

Press the < > button.

5. Press the [

], [

] buttons to choose [OK], and then press the [

] button.

The image is now saved as a new file.

6. Press the [

] button. [Display new image?] is displayed.

Press the [

], [

] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [

] button.

The saved image is now displayed.

NOTE

Images supported for cropping will have the same aspect ratio after cropping.
Cropped images will have a lower resolution than uncropped images.

This completes the steps for specifying a portion of an image to save as a separate image file.