Canon PowerShot A2600 User Guide
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Cover
Preliminary Notes
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
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 (
).
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Set the flash mode to [
h] (
).
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Increase the ISO speed (
).
Shots are out of focus.
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way
down to shoot (
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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
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Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
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No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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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.
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Set the flash mode to [
h] (
).
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
,
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Use AE lock or spot metering (
).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Set the flash mode to [
!] (
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Use AE lock or spot metering (
).
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Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (
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Shoot within flash range (
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Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Shoot within flash range (
).
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Set the flash mode to [
!] (
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
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This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
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Lower the ISO speed (
).
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Subjects are affected by red-eye (
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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.
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Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting
is slower.
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Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (
).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
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Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in Each