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
Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)
Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this 
case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent 
camera shake.
1
  Choose [N].
z
z
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
N].
2
  Choose the shutter speed.
z
z
Press the <
m> button, choose [)] in the 
menu, and choose the desired shutter 
3
  Check the exposure.
z
z
Press the shutter button halfway to view 
the exposure for your selected shutter 
speed.
4
 Shoot.
On-screen image brightness in step 3, when you pressed the 
shutter button halfway, may not match the brightness of your shots.
With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, there will be a delay 
before you can shoot again, as the camera processes images to 
reduce noise.
If the flash fires, your shot may be overexposed. In this case, set the flash to
[
!] and shoot again (
).