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
Brightness/Color Customization  
(Live View Control)
Image brightness or colors when shooting can be easily customized as 
follows.
1
  Enter <
> mode.
z
z
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
].
2
 Configure the setting.
z
z
Press the <
p> button to access the 
setting screen. Press the <
o><p> 
buttons to choose a setting item, and 
then press the <
q><r> buttons to adjust 
the value as you watch the screen.
z
z
Press the <
m> button.
3
 Shoot.
Brightness
For brighter images, adjust the level to the right, and for darker 
images, adjust it to the left.
Color
For more vivid images, adjust the level to the right, and for more 
subdued images, adjust it to the left.
Tone
For a warm, reddish tone, adjust the level to the right, and for a cool, 
bluish tone, adjust it to the left.
Still Images
Shooting With Reduced Blur (Digital IS)
Shoot with minimal camera shake and subject blur. In scenes without 
people, continuously shot images can be combined to reduce camera 
shake and noise.
1
  Enter < > mode.
z
z
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
(
2
 Shoot.
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway. [ ] is 
displayed on the left side of the screen in 
scenes without people.
z
z
When [ ] is displayed, press the shutter 
button all the way down. Images will be 
shot continuously, and then be combined.
z
z
When the icon is not displayed, press the 
shutter button all the way down to shoot a 
single image.
Because the camera will shoot continuously when [ ] is displayed, 
hold it steady while shooting.
In some scenes, images may not look as expected.
The flash will not fire when [ ] is displayed, even in low-light 
conditions.
In scenes with people, the camera will shoot continuously when you 
have set the flash to [
!].
When using a tripod, shoot in [
).
[
] mode resolution is [
] (2304 x 1728) and cannot be changed.