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 in Program AE (<P> Mode)
You can customize many function settings to suit your preferred shooting 
style.
1
  Enter <G> mode.
z
z
Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”
G].
2
  Customize the settings as 
), and 
then shoot.
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained when you press the shutter button 
halfway, shutter speeds and aperture values are displayed in orange. In this 
) or activating the flash (if subjects
), which may enable adequate exposure.
Movies can be recorded in <
G> mode as well, by pressing the movie button. 
However, some <
H> and <n> settings may be automatically 
adjusted for movie recording.
For details on the shooting range in <
Image Brightness (Exposure 
Compensation)
Still Images
Movies
Adjusting Image Brightness  
(Exposure Compensation)
The standard exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop 
increments, in a range of –2 to +2.
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Press the <
m> button and choose [#] 
in the menu. As you watch the screen, 
press the <
o><p> buttons to adjust 
).
X
X
The correction level you specified is now
displayed.
z
z
When shooting movies, shoot with the 
exposure compensation bar displayed.
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z
When shooting still images, press the 
<
m> button to display the set exposure 
compensation amount, and then shoot.
You can also shoot still images with exposure compensation bar displayed.
While recording a movie, [
&] is displayed, and the exposure is locked.