Canon PowerShot A2600 User Guide

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Cover 
Preliminary Notes  
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic 
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto 
Mode
Other Shooting 
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
A2600
[h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and
A1400
[Charging the flash] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed,
).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (
).
Set the flash mode to [
h] (
).
Increase the ISO speed (
).
Shots are out of focus.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way 
down to shoot (
Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the 
shutter button is pressed halfway.
To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the 
shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button 
halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
Set the flash mode to [
h] (
).
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
).
Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
).
Use AE lock or spot metering (
).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
Set the flash mode to [
!] (
Use AE lock or spot metering (
).
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (
Shoot within flash range (
).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
Shoot within flash range (
).
Set the flash mode to [
!] (
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
Lower the ISO speed (
).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (
in flash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about one
second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. For 
best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also try increasing the 
lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range.
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting 
is slower.
Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (
).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in Each