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 with Servo AF
This mode helps avoid missing shots of subjects in motion, because the 
camera continues to focus on the subject and adjust the exposure as long 
as you press the shutter button halfway.
1
 Configure the setting.
z
z
Press the <
n> button, choose 
[Servo AF] on the [
4] tab, and then 
).
2
 Focus.
z
z
The focus and exposure are maintained 
where the blue AF frame is displayed 
while you are pressing the shutter button 
halfway.
Focusing may not be possible in some shooting conditions.
In low-light conditions, Servo AF may not be activated (AF frames 
may not turn blue) when you press the shutter button halfway. In this 
case, the focus and exposure are set according to the specified AF
frame mode.
If adequate exposure cannot be obtained, shutter speeds and 
aperture values are displayed in orange. Release the shutter button, 
and then press it halfway again.
AF lock shooting is not available.
[AF-Point Zoom] on the [
4] tab is not available.
Not available when using the self-timer (
).
Still Images
Movies
Changing the Focus Setting
You can change default camera operation of constantly focusing on 
subjects it is aimed at, even when the shutter button is not pressed. Instead, 
you can limit camera focusing to the moment you press the shutter button 
halfway.
z
z
Press the <
n> button, choose 
[Continuous AF] on the [
4] tab, and then 
choose [Off] (
On
Helps avoid missing sudden photo 
opportunities, because the camera 
constantly focuses on subjects until you 
press the shutter button halfway.
Off Conserves battery power, because the 
camera does not focus constantly.