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
Still Images
Movies
Shooting (Smart Auto)
For fully automatic selection at optimal settings for specific scenes, simply
let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
1
  Turn the camera on.
z
z
Press the power button.
X
X
The startup screen is displayed.
2
  Enter [
] mode.
z
z
Press the <
o> button repeatedly until  
[
] is displayed.
z
z
Aim the camera at the subject. The 
camera will make a slight clicking noise 
as it determines the scene.
X
X
A scene icon is displayed in the upper 
X
X
Frames displayed around any detected 
subjects indicate that they are in focus.
3
  Compose the shot.
z
z
To zoom in and enlarge the subject, move 
the zoom lever toward <
i> (telephoto), 
and to zoom away from the subject, move 
it toward <
j> (wide angle). (A zoom bar 
showing the zoom position is displayed.)
Zoom Bar
4
 Shoot.
Shooting Still Images
Focus.
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway. The 
camera beeps twice after focusing, and 
AF frames are displayed to indicate 
image areas in focus.
X
X
Several AF frames are displayed when 
multiple areas are in focus.
Shoot.
z
z
Press the shutter button all the way 
down.
X
X
As the camera shoots, a shutter sound 
is played, and in low-light conditions, the 
flash fires automatically.
z
z
Keep the camera still until the shutter 
sound ends.
X
X
Your shot is only displayed until the 
camera is ready to shoot again.