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  • Canon SX260 HS - page 1

    Camera User Guide ENGLISH • Before use, be sure to read t his guide, inc luding the safety prec autions. • This guide will familiarize yo u with how to use the camera correctly. • Keep the gu ide handy for future refer ence. ...

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    2 Before use, make sure the fo llowing ite ms are include d in the packag e. If anything i s missing, con tact your camera dealer. • A memory card is no t included (se e below). For informa tion about th e included so ftware, ref er to the ImageBrowser EX User Guide , on the DIGITAL CAMERA Manuals Disk (p. 26). The following memory cards (so ld s ...

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    Preliminary Notes and Legal Information 3 This produc t is not guar anteed to sup port Eye-Fi c ard functio ns (includi ng wireless tr ansfer). I n case of an issue with an Eye-Fi card , please che ck with the card manufac turer. Also note t hat an approv al is requi red to use Ey e-Fi cards in many countri es or regions. Without appr oval, use of ...

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    4 • In this guid e, icons are us ed to represe nt the corres ponding camer a buttons an d dials on which they appear or which they r esemble. • The tabs shown a bove titles indicate whe ther the func tion is used for still images, movie s, or both. : Indicates that the fun ction is used when s hooting or viewing sti ll images. : Indicates that ...

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    Part Names and Conventions in This Guide 5  Turning the control di al is one way to choose setting ite ms, switch im ages, and perf orm other oper ations. Most of these operations are also p ossible wit h the opqr buttons. • The followi ng camera buttons and controls are represent ed by icons. o Up button on back q Left button on back r Right ...

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    6 Package Cont ents ............. ............. ...2 Compatible Memor y Cards ............. ...2 Preliminary Notes and Legal Information ........ ............. .......... ........3 Part Names and Conventions in This Guide .......... ............. ............. ...4 Contents ..... ............. ............. .......... ...6 Contents: Ba sic Operatio ...

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    Contents 7 7 Playback Mode ............... 149 Viewing . ............. .......... ............. .... 150 Browsing and Filtering Images...... 155 Editing Face ID Informa tion .......... 158 Image Vi ewing Options ........... ...... 160 Protecting Images ................. ........ 163 Erasing I mages ............... .......... .... 167 Rotating Im ag ...

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    8 4 Shoot  Use camera-determined settings (Auto Mode) .............. ............... 58  Follow simple camera instructions (Easy Mode) .......................... 95  Where sound and flash are not allowed (Discreet Mode) ........... 114  While adjusting image settings (Live View Control) ...................... 94  Focus on faces ..... ...

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    Contents: Basic Operations 9 1 View  View images (Playback Mode) ................................................... 150  Follow simple camera instructions (Easy Mode) .......................... 95  Automatic playback (Slideshow) ................................................. 160  On a TV ............................................. ...

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    10 • Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the product is used correctly. • The safety precautions noted on the following pages are intended to prevent injuries to yourself and other persons, or damage to the equipment. • Be sure to also check the guides included with ...

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    Safety Precautions 11 • Use only the recommended battery. • Do not place the battery near or in direct flame. • Unplug the power cord periodically, and using a dry cloth, wipe away any dust and dirt that has collected on the plug, the exterior of the power outlet, and the surrounding area. • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands. • ...

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    Safety Precautions 12 • Viewing images on the camera screen for prolonged periods may cause discomfort. • Take care not to pinch your finger when the flash lowers. This could result in injury. Caution Denotes the possibility of damage to the equipment. • Do not aim the camera at bright light sources (such as the sun on a clear day). Doing so ...

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    Safety Precautions 13 • When putting the camera in your bag, ensure that hard objects do not come into contact with the screen. • Do not attach any hard objects to the camera. Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the screen. ...

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    14 Prepare for shooting as fol lows.  Thread the end of the strap thro ugh the str ap hole ( ), and then pul l the other e nd of the strap thro ugh the loop on t he threaded e nd () .  Place the st rap around you r wrist.  When shooti ng, keep your arms close to y our body and hold the camera secur ely to prevent it fr om moving. If the fl ...

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    Initial Preparations 15 Charge the battery.  For CB-2LY: Fl ip out the plug ( ) and plug the charger int o a power outlet ( ).  For CB-2LYE: Plug the power cord into the charger, th en plug the othe r end into a pow er outlet.  The charging lamp turns ora nge and charging be gins.  When the char ging is finis hed, the lamp turns green. ...

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    Initial Preparations 16 Open the cover.  Slide the co ver ( ) and open it ( ). Insert the battery.  While pressin g the battery lock in the directio n of the arrow, insert the ba ttery facing as sho wn and push it in until it cl icks into the loc ked positi on.  If you ins ert the batt ery facing the wrong wa y, cannot be loc ked into the ...

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    Initial Preparations 17 Remove the battery.  Open the cov er and press the batter y lock in the direct ion of the arrow.  The battery wi ll pop up. Remove the memory ca rd.  Push the memory card in until i t clicks, and then slow ly release it .  The memory card will pop up. A screen for se tting the dat e and time is disp layed the f i ...

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    Initial Preparations 18 Set the local time zone.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose yo ur local time zone. Finish the setu p process.  Press the m button when finished . After a confirmation message, th e setting screen is no longer displayed.  To turn off the camer a, press th e ON/OFF button. Adjust the date and ti me a ...

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    Initial Preparations 19 Choose [Date/Time].  Move the zo om lever to c hoose the 3 tab.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Date/Time ], and then p ress the m button. Change the date and time.  Follow step 2 on p. 17 to ad just the setting s.  Press the n button to close the menu. SX260 HS SX240 HS • Date/time settings ...

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    Initial Preparations 20 The display language can be changed as neede d. Enter Playback mode.  Press the 1 button. Access the setting screen.  Press and hol d the m button, and then immediately pr ess the n button. Set the disp lay languag e.  Press the op qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a l anguage, and then press the m button.  ...

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    21 Follow thes e instruction s to turn the camera on, shoot still ima ges or movies, and then v iew them. For fully auto matic selectio n of the optimal settings for spec ific scenes, s imply let the came ra determine the subjec t and shoo ting conditi ons. Turn the camera on.  Press the ON/OF F button.  The startu p screen is displayed. Ente ...

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    Trying the Camera Out 22 Shoot. Shooting Still Images Focus.  Press the shutter but ton lightly, halfway down. The camer a beeps twice af ter focusing, a nd AF frame s are disp layed to indicate im age areas in focu s.  The flash au tomatically r ises in low-li ght conditions . Shoot.  Press the shutter but ton all the w ay down.  As th ...

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    Trying the Camera Out 23  Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas no t recorded.  Frames displ ayed around an y faces that are detected i ndicate that t hey are in focu s.  Once recordi ng begins, yo u can take your finger off the movie butt on. Finish shootin g.  Press the movie bu tton ag ...

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    Trying the Camera Out 24  To access Scr oll Display mode, t urn the 5 dial rapi dly. In this mode, turn th e 5 dial to browse throug h images.  To return to single-imag e display, pres s the m button.  To browse imag es grouped by sh ooting date , press the op buttons in Scro ll Display mode.  Movies are i dentified by a icon. To pla y ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 25 Erase the image.  Press the p but ton.  After [Eras e?] is disp layed, pres s the qr buttons or tur n the 5 dial to ch oose [Erase ], and then pres s the m button.  The current image is now eras ed.  To cancel erasure, press the qr buttons o r turn the 5 dial to choose [C ancel], and then press the m button ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 26 The follow ing manuals a re provided on the DIGIT AL CAMERA Manual s Disk. The includ ed softwar e can be u sed on the following c omputers. Windows * In Windows XP, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (max. 500 MB) must be installed. Installation may take some time, depending on computer performance. Manuals Camera ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 27 Macintosh Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are used her e for the sake of illustrat ion. Using the s oftware aut o update f unction, y ou can updat e to the la test versi on and download new functio ns via the In ternet (some software exc luded), so be sure to inst all the soft ware on a comput er with an Int ernet connecti ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 28

    Included Software, Manuals 28 When a message is displayed prompting you to co nnect the camera, connect it to a computer .  With the camera turned off, o pen the cover ( ) . With the small er plug of th e included interfac e cable (p. 2) in t he orientat ion shown, in sert the plug full y into t he camera terminal ( ).  Insert the larger plug ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 29 Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6 are used her e for the sake of illustrat ion. Connect the camera to th e computer.  Follow st ep 3 on p. 28 to con nect the c amera to a computer. Turn the camera on to access CameraWindow.  Press the 1 button to turn the c amera on.  On a Macintosh c omputer, Camera Window is displ ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 30  Choose [Dow nloads Im ages From C anon Camera using Cano n CameraWindow] a nd then click [OK].  Double click . Save the images to the computer .  Click [Import Images from Came ra], and then click [Impo rt Untransfer red Images].  Images are now saved to the Pict ures folder on the compute r, in separa te ...

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    Included Software, Manuals 31 • In Windows 7, if the screen in step 2 is not displayed, click the icon in the taskbar. • To start CameraWindow in Windows Vista or XP, click [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using Canon CameraWindow] on the screen displayed when you turn the camera on in step 2. If CameraWindow is not displayed, click the [Sta ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 32

    32 Accessories Stereo AV Cable AVC-D C400ST Cable Included Accessories TV/Video System Memory Card Card Reader Windows/ Macintosh Computer Interface Ca ble IFC-400PCU *1 Wrist Strap WS-DC11 DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Battery Pack NB-6L* 1 (with terminal cover) HDMI Cable HTC-100 Battery Char ger CB-2LY/CB- 2LYE* 1 Power AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40 *1 ...

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    Accessories 33 Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genuin e Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, etc., caused by the malfunction of non-ge nuine Canon accessories (e.g., a le akage and/ or explo ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 34

    34 *1 Time under default camera settings, when normal operations are perfo rmed, such as shooting, pausing, turning the camera on and off, and zooming. *2 Time available when shooting the maximum movie length (until recording st ops automatically) repeatedly. • The number of shots that can be taken is based on measurement guid elines of the Camer ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 35

    Specifications 35 • These values are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. • Table values are based on images with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Changing th e aspect ratio (see p. 82) will enable more shots, because less data is u sed per image than for 4:3 images. However, with , ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 36

    Specifications 36 * Not available in some shooting modes. Flash Range Maximum wide angle ( j ) 50 cm – 3.5 m (1.6 – 11 ft.) Maximum telephoto ( i ) 1.0 – 2.0 m (3.3 – 6.6 ft.) Shooting Rang e Shooting Mode Focusing Range Maximum Wide Angle ( j ) Maximum Telephoto ( i ) A — 5 cm (2.0 in.) – infinity 1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity Other modes ...

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    Specifications 37 * Not all aperture values are available at all zoom positions. • All data is based on tests by Canon. • Camera specifications or appearance are subject to change without notice . Aperture f/number f/3.5 – f/8.0 (W), f/6.8 – f/8.0 (T) B mode available values * f/3.5, f/4.0, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6, f/6 .3, f/6.8, f/7.1, f/8.0 B ...

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    39 Camera Basics Basic camera oper ations and feat ures 1 ...

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    40 Shooting Mode  Press the ON/OFF butto n to turn the camera on and prepar e for shootin g.  To turn the came ra off, press the ON/OFF button agai n. Playback Mode  Press the 1 button to turn the c amera on and view y our shot s.  To turn the c amera off, pres s the 1 button again. As a way to conserve b attery power , the camera autom ...

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    41 To ensure your shots are in f ocus, always pre ss the shutte r button light ly (halfway) ini tially. Onc e the subje ct is in focu s, press th e button a ll the way down to shoot. In this ma nual, shutt er button o perations ar e described as pressin g the butt on halfway or all the way down. Press halfway. (Press lightly to focus.)  Press th ...

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    42 Use the mode dial to acc ess each shoot ing mode. Press the l butt on to view o ther infor mation on t he screen , or to hid e the informati on. For detail s on the infor mation displ ayed, see p. 23 0. Shooting Modes • You can turn the mode dial to switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode . Shooting Display Options Movie Mode For shooting m ...

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    43 Configure commonly us ed functions thr ough the FUNC. menu as follows. Note that men u items and opti ons vary depen ding on the sho oting mode (pp. 236 – 237 ) or playback mod e (p. 243). Access the FUNC. menu.  Press the m button. Choose a menu item.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a me nu item, and then p ress the m ...

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    44 Configure a variety o f camera fun ctions thro ugh other me nus as foll ows. Menu items are grouped by pur pose on tabs, suc h as shooting ( 4 ), playback ( 1 ), and so on. Not e that avail able setting s vary depend ing on the s elected shooting or playback mode ( pp. 238 – 243). Access the men u.  Press the n button. Choose a tab.  Mov ...

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    45 The indicat or on the back of t he camera (p. 5) lights up or bli nks depending on the came ra status. You can check t he current ti me.  Press and hol d the m button.  The current time appears.  If you hold the camer a vertically while usi ng the clock f unction, it will switch to vertical display. Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 di ...

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    47 Using GPS Function Basic GPS operations and features 2 SX260 HS ...

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    48 Camera locati on informat ion (latitud e, longitud e, and el evation) ba sed on acquired G PS signals c an be added to th e still images an d movies you s hoot, or this infor mation can be logged separat ely. In addi tion to geot agging, the camera clock ca n be updated automa tically. Before usi ng GPS func tions, make su re the date, time, and ...

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    Using GPS Function 49 • Location in formation may not be recorde d, or inaccurat e informati on may be recorded wh ere GPS signal co verage is poo r, such as in the fo llowing places.  Indoors  underground  near buildings or in valleys  in tunnels or forests  near high-voltage power lines or mobi le phones ope rating on th e 1.5 GH ...

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    Using GPS Function 50 * Logger function is [On] (p. 52). • When GPS signal rec eption is not pos sible indoor s or in other places away from cover age (p. 49), t ry going outs ide where ther e is an unobs tructed view of th e sky. Hold t he camera co rrectly ( p. 48) and point the GP S antenna up at the sky. • will normally be displa yed within ...

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    Using GPS Function 51 Camera location information (l atitude, long itude, and elev ation) can be ad ded as you shoot, for later re ference (p . 153). This inf ormation al so enables you to see the sho oting locati on of your still images and movie s on a map, when you use the incl uded softwa re (p. 2). Set [GPS] to [On].  Follow step s 1 – 2 ...

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    Using GPS Function 52 You can keep a re cord of where t he camera was tak en by using loca tion informatio n acquired from GPS sate llite signal s over a period of t ime. Daily location data based o n acquired G PS signals i s logged to a file, s eparate from image data. This log fil e can be lo aded into t he included software (p . 2) to trace the ...

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    Using GPS Function 53 Save the GPS log files to the memory card.  When you turn off the camera , a message about the lo gger is display ed. The locat ion information, da te and time will be save d to the memory card. Th is informatio n will not remain on the camera .  If the camera is off and you wa nt to remove the memory c ard when the logg ...

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    Using GPS Function 54 You can check t he GPS log file s saved to a memory card on the camer a. Display the log files.  Press the n button, choose [GPS Settings] o n the 3 tab, and th en press the m button (p. 44).  Choose [D isplay Log Files] and press the m button to d isplay the files (p. 44) .  To the right of today ’s date, the time ...

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    Using GPS Function 55 Check the GPS log files.  Choose a date and press th e m button. The recorded latitude, longitud e, time, and number of lo gs acquire d on that d ate are displaye d. You can have th e date and time f or the confi gured time zone (pp. 17, 193) automaticall y updated w hen the c amera receives GPS sign als. Set [GPS] to [On]. ...

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    57 Smart Auto Mode Convenient mode for easy shots with gr eater control over shooting 3 ...

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    58 For fully a utomatic sele ction at opt imal settings for specific scenes, simpl y let the camera det ermine the subj ect and shooti ng conditi ons. Turn the camera on.  Press the ON/O FF button. Enter A mode.  Set the mode di al to A .  Aim the camera at the su bject. The camer a will make a slig ht clicking noise as it determin es the ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 59 Shoot. Shooting Still Images Focus.  Press the sh utter butt on halfway . The camera beeps twice a fter focusing , and AF frame s are displaye d to indicate image areas in focus.  Several AF fr ames are displ ayed when multiple area s are in focus .  The flash au tomatically r ises in low-li ght conditions . ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 60 Shooting Movies Start shoo ting.  Press the movie b utton. The camera beeps once as re cording be gins, and [  Rec] is displayed w ith the elapsed time.  Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas no t recorded.  Frames displ ayed around an y faces that are detec ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 61 Still Images/Movies • To activate the screen wh en the camera i s on but the scr een is blank , press the l button. • To restore ca mera sound if yo u have accidenta lly deactiv ated it (by holding the l button down whil e turning the came ra on), press the n button and choose [ Mute] on the 3 tab, and then press ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 62 Movies • Keep your fin gers away from th e microphone whi le shooting mov ies. Blocking the micropho ne may prev ent audio from being reco rded or may cause the recordi ng to sound muffl ed. • Avoid touchi ng camera contro ls other than the movie butt on when shooting mov ies, because sounds made by the camera wil ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 63 In A mode, shooting scen es determine d by the camera ar e indicated by the icon dis played, and correspond ing settings are automati cally select ed for optimal focus ing, subjec t brightness, and color. Dep ending on the s cene, continuou s images may be shot (p. 64). The background color of icons is light blue when ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 64 • The background color of , , , , and is dark blue, and the background color of is orange. • When shooting movies, only People, Other Subjects, and At Close Range icons will be displayed. • When shooting with the self-timer, People (In Motion), Smiling, Sleeping, Bab ies (Smiling), Babies (Sleeping), Children, O ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 65 Optimal imag e stabilizat ion for the sho oting condit ions is automa tically applied ( Intelligent IS). Addit ionally, th e following i cons are di splayed in A mode. * Displayed when you pan, following movin g subjects with the camera. When you follow subjects moving horizontally, image stabilization only counteract ...

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    Shooting in Smart Auto Mode 66 A variety of frames are displ ayed once the ca mera detects subjects you ar e aiming the came ra at. • A white frame i s displayed a round the subjec t (or person’ s face) determined by the came ra to be the ma in subjec t, and gray frames are displayed a round other de tected face s. Frames foll ow moving subje c ...

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    67 When distan t subjects are too far away to enl arge using the optical zoom, use digital z oom for up to abou t 80x enlarge ment. Move the zoom lever toward i .  Hold the leve r until zooming stops.  Zooming stop s at the largest possible zoom factor (w here the im age is not no ticeably grainy), wh ich is display ed when you rel ease the z ...

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    Common, Convenient Features 68 With the sel f-timer, you ca n include your self in group ph otos or other timed shots. The camera will shoot abo ut 10 seconds after you press the s hutter button. Configure the setting.  Press the p button, choos e ] (either press the op bu ttons or tur n the 5 dial), and then press t he m button.  Once the se ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 69

    Common, Convenient Features 69 This optio n delays shu tter releas e until about tw o seconds af ter you have pressed th e shutter bu tton. If the camera is unste ady while you are pressin g the shutter button, it will not affe ct your sho t. Configure the setting.  Follow step 1 on p. 68 and choose [ .  Once the set ting is complet e, [ is d ...

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    Common, Convenient Features 70 Prepare the camera for shoo ting without t he flash as foll ows. Configure the setting.  Press the r button, choose ! (either press the qr butto ns or turn the 5 dial), and then press the m button.  If the flash i s already up, it will be lowere d automaticall y.  Once the se tting is c omplete, ! is display ...

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    Common, Convenient Features 71 The camera can ad d the shootin g date and time to images in the lo wer-right corner. Ho wever, note that these cannot b e removed. Co nfirm befor ehand that the date and time are correct (p. 17). Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [Date Stamp] on the 4 tab, and then cho ose the desired optio n (p. ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 72

    Common, Convenient Features 72 Shoot after choosing a subject t o focus on as follows. Specify Tracking AF.  Press the o but ton.  is displ ayed in t he center of the screen. Choose a subject to focus on.  Aim the camer a so that is on the desired subject, a nd then press the s hutter butt on halfway .  A blue fra me is displa yed, and ...

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    73 If you register a pe rson ahead of time, the camera will dete ct that person’s face, and prioriti ze focus, br ightness, an d color for that perso n when shoot ing. In A mode, the camera can de tect babies a nd children base d on registered birthdays and optimize settings fo r them wh en shooting . This functi on is also useful whe n searchin ...

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    Using Face ID 74  Choose [Add to Registry], and then choos e [Add a New Face]. Register face information.  Aim the camera s o that the face of the person you want to reg ister is in side the gray fra me at the cent er of the screen.  A white fra me on the perso n’s face indi cates that the f ace is reco gnized. Make sure a whit e frame i ...

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    Using Face ID 75  The [Edit Pro file] scre en is displayed . Enter a name.  Press the m button.  Press the op qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a character, and then pr ess the m button to e nter it.  Up to 10 charact ers can be use d.  Choose or and press the m button to move the cursor.  Choose and press the m bu tton to d ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 76

    Using Face ID 76 Continue registering face information.  To register u p to 4 more points of fa ce informati on (expressi ons or angles), repeat steps 2 – 3.  Registere d faces are more easily reco gnized if you add a variety of face informati on. In addition to a head-o n angle, ad d a slight si de angle, a sho t when smiling, and shots in ...

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    Using Face ID 77 Access the [Che ck/Edit Info] screen.  Following s tep 1 on p. 73, choos e [Check/ Edit Info] an d press the m butt on. Choose a person to chec k.  Press the opqr buttons to choose a person, and th en press the m button . Check the registered in formation.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an item, an d th ...

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    Using Face ID 78 Access the [Edit Profile] screen.  Following st eps 1 – 3 on p. 77, c hoose [Ed it Profile] and pr ess the m button. Input changes.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an item, an d follow steps 4 – 5 on p. 75 to input changes. Changing the Name or Birthday • Even if you cha nge names in [Edit Profile], t ...

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    Using Face ID 79 You can overwr ite existing face informat ion with new face info. You shou ld update fac e information regularly, especially wi th babies and children, as t heir faces chan ge quick ly as the y grow. You can also ad d face informa tion when all 5 face info sl ots have not be en filled. Access the [Add Fac e Info] screen.  On the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 80

    Using Face ID 80 Register face information.  Follow step s 2 – 3 on p. 74 to shoo t, and then register th e new face information.  Registere d faces are more easily reco gnized if you add a variety of face informati on. In addition to a head-o n angle, ad d a slight si de angle, a sho t when smiling, and shots ins ide and outsid e. Access t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 81

    Using Face ID 81 Choose the face info to erase.  Press the m but ton, press th e opqr buttons or turn the 5 dial to c hoose the face info you wa nt to eras e, and then press the m button.  After [Eras e?] is disp layed, pres s the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [OK], and then pres s the m button.  The selected face info will be er ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 82

    82 Change th e image as pect rati o (ratio o f width t o height) a s follows . Configure the setting.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  Once the settin g is complet e, the scre en aspect ratio will be updated.  To restore t he original set ting, repe at this process b ut choos e . Image Cust ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 83

    Image Customization Features 83 Choose from 4 levels of image resolu tion, as fo llows. For guidelines on how many shots at each res olution set ting can fit on a memor y card, see “Specificati ons” (p. 34). Configure the setting.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u configured ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 84

    Image Customization Features 84 Red-eye tha t occurs in th e flash photogr aphy can be automaticall y corrected as follows . Access the [Flash Settings] screen.  Press the n button, choose [Flash Settings] o n the 4 tab, and then pres s the m button (p. 44). Configure the setting.  Choose [Red-E ye Corr.], an d then choose [On] (p. 44) .  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 85

    Image Customization Features 85 In shots of evening sc enes with subjects il luminated by mercur y lamps, the subjects or background may ap pear to have a gr eenish tinge. Th is greenish tinge can be corrected automa tically whe n shooting, usi ng Multi-area White Balance. Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [Hg Lamp Corr.] on the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 86

    Image Customization Features 86 3 image qual ity settings are availab le. For guid elines on th e maximum movie length at e ach level o f image qual ity that will fit on a me mory card, s ee “Specificati ons” (p. 34). Configure the setting.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 87

    Image Customization Features 87 Distorted a udio caus ed by record ing when the wind is str ong can be re duced. However, th e recording ma y sound unnatu ral when this op tion is used when there is no wind. Configure the setting.  Press the n butt on, choose [Win d Filter] on the 4 tab, an d then choose [On] (p. 44).  To restore t he origina ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 88

    88 Grid lines ca n be displa yed on the scr een for ver tical and hor izontal re ference while shootin g. Configure the setting.  Press the n button , choose [Grid Line s] on the 4 tab, an d then choose [On] (p. 44).  Once the se tting is comp lete, grid li nes are displaye d on the sc reen.  To restore t he original set ting, repe at this ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 89

    Helpful Shooting Features 89 You can check t he focus by pres sing the shutte r button half way to enlarg e the image area in the AF frame. Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [AF-Point Zoom] on the 4 tab, and then choose [On] (p. 44). Check the focu s.  Press the shutter but ton halfway. The face detected as the main subject i ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 90

    Helpful Shooting Features 90 is display ed when the camera detec ts that peopl e may have cl osed their eyes. Choose .  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and then choo se . Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [Blink Detection ] on the 4 tab, and then c hoose [On] (p. 44) . Shoot.  A frame, accom panied by , is displa y ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 91

    91 Customize sh ooting functi ons on the 4 tab of the men u as follows. For instruc tions on me nu function s, see “ n ” ( p. 44). You can dea ctivate the lamp that no rmally ligh ts up to hel p you focu s when you press the shutter button hal fway in low -light cond itions. Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choos e [AF-assi st Bea ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 92

    Customizing Camera Operation 92 Change how lon g images are dis played after sh ots as follo ws. Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [Review] on the 4 tab, and then c hoose the desired option (p. 44).  To restore t he original set ting, repe at this process b ut choose [ 2 sec.]. Change the way images are disp layed after shots ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 93

    93 Other Shooting Modes Shoot more effectively in various scenes, and take shots enhanced with un ique image effects or ca ptured using special functions 4 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 94

    94 Image brigh tness or color s when shooting c an be easily cus tomized as follows. Enter mode.  Set the mode di al to . Configure the setting.  Press the m button to access th e setting screen. Pres s the op buttons to ch oose a setting it em, and then pr ess the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to adjust the value as you watch the screen.  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 95

    95 In Easy mode, on-screen instruct ions help y ou shoot. To prevent mist akes, all contro ls except the zoom lever, the movi e button (p. 60 ), and the butt ons mentioned on this page are d eactivated . Even beginne rs can feel con fident about shoot ing or viewin g images on the ca mera.  Set the mode di al to 9 .  To shoot, follow st eps 3 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 96

    96 You can mak e a short mo vie of a da y just by shooting s till images . Before each shot, the camer a will automati cally record a mo vie clip of the scene. Each c lip recorded that day is comb ined into a si ngle file. Enter mode.  Set the mode di al to . Shoot.  To shoot a sti ll image, press the shutter button all th e way down.  Bef ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 97

    97 Choose a mo de matchin g the shoo ting scene , and the camera will automatic ally configur e the settings f or optimal sh ots. Enter K mode.  Set the mode di al to K . Choose a shooting mo de.  Press the m butt on, choose I in the menu, and then c hoose a shoo ting mode (p. 43). Shoot. I Shoot portraits (Portrait)  Take shot s of people ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 98

    Specific Scenes 98 Shoot under low light (Low Li ght)  Shoot with mini mal camera shake and subject blur ev en in low-light co nditions. S Shoot under wate r (Underwater)  Natural-co lored shots of se a life and underwate r scenery, when you use an optional w aterproof c ase (p. 202 ).  This mode can correct w hite balanc e and match the e ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 99

    Specific Scenes 99 White balanc e can be manually co rrected in S mode ( p. 98). T his adjust ment can match the effec t of using a commercia lly available color-compen sating filter. Choose S .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 97 and cho ose S . Choose white balance.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and press the m button again . Adjust ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 100

    Specific Scenes 100 You can apply a smoothenin g effect when shooting imag es of people. T he effect level a nd color ([Li ghter Skin T one], [Darke r Skin Tone]) c an be chosen as follows . Choose .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 97 an d choose . Access the setting screen.  Press the l button. Configure the setting.  Press the op buttons t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 101

    Specific Scenes 101 The camera shoo ts automati cally after de tecting a smil e, even witho ut you pressing th e shutter b utton. Choose .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 97 and cho ose , and then pres s the l button.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose , and then pr ess the l butt on.  The camera now en ters shooti ng standb ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 102

    Specific Scenes 102 Aim the camer a at a pe rson and pre ss the shu tter button all the way down. The camera will sho ot about two seco nds after a wink is dete cted. Choose .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 97 an d choose , and then pres s the l button.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose , and then pr ess the l butt on. Compos ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 103

    Specific Scenes 103 The camera will sho ot about two seco nds after detec ting that the face of another per son (such as th e photographe r) has entere d the shootin g area (p. 133). Th is is useful when including yo urself in gr oup photos or si milar shots. Choose .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 97 and cho ose , and then pres s the l button. ? ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 104

    Specific Scenes 104 Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.  After the came ra detects a new face, t he lamp blinki ng and self-ti mer sound wil l speed up. (When the flash fires , the lamp will re main lit.) About two seco nds later, the camera will shoot.  To cancel shooting a fter you ha ve triggered the self-timer, ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 105

    Specific Scenes 105 Each set of images sho t continu ously is mana ged as a s ingle group , and only the first imag e in that gro up will be display ed. To indicate that the ima ge is part of a gro up, is display ed in the upper lef t of the screen. • Focus, image brightness, and color are determined by the first shot. • The screen is blank whi ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 106

    Specific Scenes 106 Shoot a larg e subject by ta king multiple shots at vari ous positions, and then use the inclu ded software to combine them i nto a panorama. Choose x or v .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 97 and choose x or v . Take the first shot.  The first shot will determine the expos ure and white balanc e. Take additional s hots.  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 107

    107 Add a variet y of effects to i mages when shoot ing. Enter mode.  Set the mode di al to . Choose a shooting mo de.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and then c hoose a shoo ting mode (p. 43). Shoot. Shoot in vivid colors (Super Vivid)  Shots in rich, vivid color s. Posterized shots (Poste r Effect)  Shots that resemble an old ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 108

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 108 Shoot with t he distorting effect of a fi sh-eye lens . Choose .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p. 107 and choos e . Choose an effect level.  Press the l button, choose an eff ect level (either press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial), and then press the l button again.  A preview i s shown of ho w your shot ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 109

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 109 Choose the are a to keep in focus.  Press the l button.  Move the zoom le ver to resize t he frame, an d press the op buttons to move it. For movies, choose the movie playback speed .  Press the n b utton, and the n choose th e speed by pres sing the qr buttons or tu rning the 5 dial. Return to the shoo ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 110

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 110 This effec t makes images re semble shots fro m a toy camera by vignetting (darker, b lurred image c orners) and ch anging the overa ll color. Choose .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p . 107 and choose . Choose a color tone.  Press the l but ton, choose a c olor tone (either pr ess the qr buttons or turn the 5 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 111

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 111 Choose an effect level.  Press the l but ton, choose an effect level (eithe r press the qr but tons or t urn the 5 dial), and then press the l button again.  A preview is shown of how your shot will lo ok with the ef fect applie d. Shoot. Shoot images in blac k and white, sepi a, or blue and white . Choose ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 112

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 112 Choose a singl e image color to keep and chang e other colors t o black and white. Choose T .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 107 and ch oose T . Access the setting screen.  Press the l button.  The origina l image and the Color Accent image are dis played one aft er another.  By default , green is the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 113

    Image Effects (Creative Filters) 113 You can replac e one image color with another before shootin g. Note that onl y one color c an be re placed. Choose Y .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 107 and ch oose Y . Access the setting screen.  Press the l button.  The original image and the Color Swap image are displayed one after another.  By de ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 114

    Discreet Mode 114  To replace on ly your speci fied color, cho ose a large negat ive value. T o replace colo rs similar to you r specified co lor as well, choo se a large po sitive value .  Press the l button to return to the shooting screen. Shoot without a ctivating came ra sounds, the flash, or lamp as follows. Us e this mode wher e camera ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 115

    115 Enter E mode.  Set the mode di al to E . Configure the settings to suit the movie (pp. 234 – 241). Shoot.  Press the movie bu tton.  To stop movie reco rding, press t he movie button agai n. Before shooting, you can lock the exposure or change it in 1/3-stop incr ements within a range of –2 to +2. Lock the exp osure.  Press the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 116

    Shooting Various Movies 116 You can shoot fast-moving subjects for pl ayback later in slow motion. Note that so und is not reco rded. Choose .  Follow ste ps 1 – 2 on p . 115 and choose . Choose a frame rate.  Press the m button , choose in the menu , and choose th e desired fra me rate (p. 43) .  The option yo u configured is now displa ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 117

    Shooting Various Movies 117 Shoot movie s that can be edited with i Frame-compat ible software or devices. You can quick ly edit, save , and manage iFrame movies using th e included software. Choose .  Follow step s 1 – 2 on p. 115, choo se , and shoot.  Black bars di splayed on th e top and bottom edges of the screen indicat e image areas ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 118

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  • Canon SX260 HS - page 119

    119 G mode • Instructio ns in this chapter ap ply to the camera with the mode di al set to G mode. • G : Program AE; AE: Auto Exposure • Befor e using a fu nction intr oduced in this chapte r in modes o ther than G , make sure the f unction is av ailable in tha t mode (pp. 234 – 238) . More discerning shots, in your prefer red shooting styl ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 120

    120 You can custo mize many func tion setting s to suit your preferred sh ooting style. Enter G mode.  Set the mode di al to G . Customize the setti ngs as desired (pp. 120 – 142), and then sho ot. The standar d exposure set by the camera can be adjusted in 1/3-stop increments, in a range of –2 to +2.  Press the o butt on. As you wa tch t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 121

    Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) 121 Before sh ooting, y ou can loc k the exp osure, or you can s pecify focus and exposure s eparately. Lock the exp osure.  Aim the came ra at the su bject to sh oot with the expos ure locked . With the sh utter butt on pressed hal fway, press the o button.  is displa yed, and th e exposure is locked ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 122

    Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) 122  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u configured is now displayed . Evaluative For typical shooting conditions, including backlit shots. Automatically adjusts exposure to match the shooting conditions. Center Weighted Avg. Determines the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 123

    Image Brightness (Exposure Compensation) 123 Before shootin g, excessive ly bright or dark im age areas (suc h as faces or background s) can be detect ed and automat ically adjus ted to the opt imal brightness . Insufficient ov erall image co ntrast can also be automatically corrected before shoot ing to make subjec ts stand ou t better.  Press ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 124

    124 By adjusti ng white balan ce (WB), you can ma ke image colo rs look more natural for the sc ene you are sh ooting.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u configured is now displayed . Color and Continuous Shooting Adjusting White Balance Still Images Movies Auto Automatically set ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 125

    Color and Continuous Shooting 125 For image co lors that look natural unde r the light in yo ur shot, adju st white balance to su it the light so urce where you ar e shooting. Set the white bal ance under the s ame light so urce that wil l illuminate your shot .  Follow the step s in “Adjusting Whit e Balance” (p. 124) to ch oose .  Aim t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 126

    Color and Continuous Shooting 126 Change image c olor tones as desired, suc h as converti ng images to se pia or black and wh ite.  Press the m button, choose in the menu, and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u configured is now displayed . Changing Im age Color To nes (My Colors ) Still Images Movies My Colors Off — Vivi ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 127

    Color and Continuous Shooting 127 Choose the d esired lev el of image contrast, sharpness, color satu ration, re d, green, blue , and skin tones in a range of 1 – 5. Access the setting screen.  Follow the st eps in “Changi ng Image Color Tones (My C olors)” (p . 126) to ch oose , and then pres s the l button. Configure the setting.  Pre ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 128

    Color and Continuous Shooting 128 Hold the shut ter button all the way down to shoo t continuou sly. Configure the setting.  Press the m button , choose in the menu , and choose th e desired opti on (p. 43).  The option yo u configured is now displayed . Shoot.  Hold the shut ter button all the way down to shoot contin uously. *I n t mode ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 129

    129 To restrict the focus to subjec ts at close range, set the camera to e . For details on the focusing range, see “Specif ications” (p. 34).  Press the q button, choose e (either press the qr butto ns or turn the 5 dial), and then press the m button.  Once the setti ng is complete , e is displ ayed. When focusin g is not possib le in AF ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 130

    Shooting Range and Focusing 130 Specify the general focal position.  Referring to the on-screen MF indi cator bar (which shows the distance and focal posit ion) and the magnif ied display ar ea, turn the 5 dial to spe cify the ge neral focal position. Fine-tune the focus.  Press the shu tter button halfway to hav e the camera fine- tune the f ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 131

    Shooting Range and Focusing 131 The focal le ngth of the len s can be increased b y approximate ly 1.5x or 2.0x . This can redu ce camera shake b ecause the shu tter speed is faster than it would be if yo u zoomed (incl uding using digi tal zoom) in to t he same zoom factor.  Press the n button, choose [Dig ital Zoom] on the 4 t ab, and then cho ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 132

    Shooting Range and Focusing 132 One AF frame is displaye d in the ce nter. Effec tive for r eliable focu sing. As long as you ke ep the shutte r button pres sed halfway, the focus and exposure a re locked. You can reco mpose shots as needed be fore shoo ting. This featu re is called Focu s Lock. Focus.  Aim the camera so t hat the subject is cen ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 133

    Shooting Range and Focusing 133 • Detects peop le’s faces, and then sets the focus, e xposure (eval uative metering only ), and white balan ce ( only). • After you aim the came ra at the subje ct, a white frame is dis played around the person ’s face de termined by the camera to be the main subje ct, and up to two gray fr ames are display e ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 134

    Shooting Range and Focusing 134 Shoot after choosing a subject t o focus on as follows. Choose [Tracking AF ].  Follow the steps in “C hanging the AF Frame Mode” (p. 1 31) to choose [ Tracking AF].  is displ ayed in t he center of the screen. Choose a subject to focus on.  Aim the camer a so that is on the desired subject, a nd then pr ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 135

    Shooting Range and Focusing 135 This mode help s avoid missin g shots of subje cts in motion, be cause the camera conti nues to focus on the subject and a djust the expo sure as long as you press the shutt er button h alfway. Configure the setting.  Press the n button, choose [Servo AF] on the 4 tab, an d then choose [On] (p. 44). Focus.  The ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 136

    Shooting Range and Focusing 136 You can chan ge default camera opera tion of con stantly focu sing on subj ects it is aimed at, ev en when the shutter butto n is not presse d. Instead, you can limit camer a focusing to the moment you press the shutter button halfway.  Press the n b utton, cho ose [Continu ous AF] on the 4 tab, and then choose [O ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 137

    Shooting Range and Focusing 137 The focus can be loc ked. After yo u lock the f ocus, the f ocal positio n will not change ev en when you release yo ur finger fr om the shut ter button . Lock the focus.  With the shut ter button pre ssed halfway, press the q button.  The focus is no w locked, and f an d the MF indicator ar e displayed.  To ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 138

    138 You can hav e the flas h fire for e ach shot. Fo r details on the flash range, see “Flash Rang e” (see “S pecification s” (p. 34)). Configure the setting.  Press the r button, choose h (e ither pres s the qr butto ns or turn the 5 dial), and then press the m button.  If the flash is down, it will be r aised automaticall y.  Onc ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 139

    Flash 139 Just as with re gular exposur e compensatio n (p. 120), you c an adjust the fl ash exposure from –2 to +2 stops, in 1/3-s top increm ents.  Press the m butt on, choose X in the menu, and adjust the setting by either pressing th e op buttons or tu rning the 5 dial (p. 43 ).  Once the sett ing is compl ete, X is di splayed. Adjustin ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 140

    Flash 140 Just as wi th the AE lo ck (p. 121 ), you can lock the ex posure for the flash shots. Set the flash to h (p. 138). Lock the flash expo sure.  Aim the came ra at the su bject to sh oot with the expos ure locked . With the sh utter butt on pressed hal fway, press the o button.  The flash fire s, and when is di splayed, the flash ou tp ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 141

    141 Access the setting screen.  Press the n button , choose [IS Setti ngs] on the 4 tab , and then press the m button (p. 44). Configure the setting.  Choose [IS Mode ], and then choos e the desired optio n (p. 44). *The setting is changed to [Continuous] for movie recording. Other Settings Changing the IS Mode Settings Still Images Movies Co ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 142

    Other Settings 142 Powered I S reduces sl ow camera s hake that ma y occur w hen record ing telephot o movies. Howev er, this o ption may n ot produce the expected results when used for the str onger camera sh ake that may occur wh en shooting while walking or when mo ving the camera to match subject moveme nt. In this case, set P owered IS to [Off ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 143

    143 Tv, Av, and M Mode • Instru ctions in this chapter appl y to the camera a s set to the res pective mode. Take smarter, more sophisticated shots 6 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 144

    144 Set your p referred shutter spe ed befor e shooti ng as foll ows. The ca mera automatic ally adjusts t he aperture va lue to suit your shutter spee d. For detai ls on ava ilable sh utter speeds , see “Sp ecification s” (p. 34). Enter M mode.  Set the mode di al to M . Set the shutter speed.  Turn the 5 dial to set the shutter spe ed. ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 145

    145 Set your pref erred apertur e value befor e shooting as follows. The camer a automaticall y adjusts th e shutter s peed to su it your a perture value . For detail s on available ap erture valu es, see “Specif ications” (p. 34). Enter B mode.  Set the mode di al to B . Set the apertu re value.  Turn the 5 dial to set the aperture va lu ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 146

    146 Follow thes e steps befor e shooting to set your prefe rred shutte r speed and aperture v alue to obtain the desire d exposur e. For detail s on available sh utter speeds and aperture val ues, see “Specificati ons” (p. 34). Enter D mode.  Set the mode di al to D . Configure the setting.  Press the o butt on, choose adj ustment of shut ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 147

    Specific Shutter Speeds and Aperture Values (M Mode) 147 Choose from th e three flas h levels in D mode . Enter D mode.  Set the mode di al to D . Configure the setting.  Press the m butt on, choose X in the menu, and adjust the setting by either pressing th e op buttons or tu rning the 5 dial (p. 43 ). • D : Manual • Calculation of stand ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 148

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  • Canon SX260 HS - page 149

    149 Playback Mode • To prepare th e camera for these oper ations, pres s the 1 butt on to enter Playback mo de. Have fun revie wing your sh ots, and brows e or edit th em in many ways • It may not be possible to pl ay back or edi t images that we re renamed or already ed ited on a comput er, or images fro m other cameras . 7 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 150

    150 After shoot ing images or movies, you can v iew them on the sc reen as follow s. Enter Playback mode.  Press the 1 button.  Your last s hot is disp layed. Browse thro ugh your i mages.  To view the previous ima ge, pres s the q button or t urn the 5 dial counterclock wise. To view th e next imag e, press t he r butto n or turn the 5 di ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 151

    Viewing 151 Play movies.  To start pl ayback, press the m bu tton, choose ( either press t he op buttons or turn the 5 di al), and then pres s the m button agai n. Adjust the volume.  Press the op buttons to adjus t the volume. Pause playback.  To pause pla yback, press the m button. The movie cont rol panel is displa yed. To re sume playb ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 152

    Viewing 152 If you swit ch the camera to simple info rmation displ ay mode (see b elow), the names of up to f ive detected pe ople register ed in Face ID (p. 7 3) will be displaye d. Switch to simple informatio n display mode and chec k.  Press the l but ton repeated ly until simple inf ormation disp lay is acti vated, and then press th e qr but ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 153

    Viewing 153 Washed-out highlight s in the ima ge flash on the screen i n detaile d information display ( p. 152).  The graph in de tailed infor mation displ ay (p. 232) is a h istogram show ing the distributi on of bri ghtness i n the ima ge. The horizonta l axis repres ents the de gree of brightness , and the vertic al axis, how much of the ima ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 154

    Viewing 154 To check the f ocus of your sho ts, you can magn ify the area of t he image that was in the AF frame at th e time of shoot ing. Access Focus Ch eck.  Press the l button (p. 152).  A white frame is d isplayed where the AF frame was when the focus was set.  Gray frames ar e displayed over faces detected la ter, in Pla yback mode. ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 155

    155 By display ing multiple images in an index, you can quic kly find the images you are looking for . Display ima ges in an index.  Move the zoom lever towar d g to display images in an index. Movi ng the leve r again will increas e the number of i mages shown.  To display f ewer images, mov e the zoom lever toward k . Fewer images are shown ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 156

    Browsing and Filtering Images 156 Choose a search condition .  Press the m button , choose in the menu , and choose a con dition (p. 4 3). View the image search results.  Choose the ty pe of images to v iew by pressing the opqr buttons, and th en press the m button. (Except when searchin g images by .)  Images matching the searc h conditio ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 157

    Browsing and Filtering Images 157 Movies creat ed in mode (p. 9 6) can be viewed b y date. Choose a movie.  Press the m button , choose in the menu , and choose th e date (p. 43). Play the movie.  Press the m button to start pla yback. Grouped imag es shot in mode (p. 10 4) are genera lly displaye d together, but they can also be viewed ind i ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 158

    Editing Face ID Information 158 View individual images in the group.  Pressing th e qr buttons or tur ning the 5 dial will dis play only imag es in the group.  To cancel group pl ayback, press the m button, ch oose in the menu , and press the m button again (p. 43). If you n otice that a name is incorrect during playback, yo u can ch ange it ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 159

    Editing Face ID Information 159 Choose an image.  Follow the pr ocedure on p. 2 3 to choose an image, and th en press the m button.  An orange fra me is displaye d around the selected face. When multiple names ar e displayed i n an image, pr ess the qr butto ns or turn the 5 dial to cho ose the na me to change, and p ress the m b utton. Choos ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 160

    160 Magnify an image.  Moving the zoom lever toward k will zoom in and magnify the image. You can magnify images up to about 10x by continuing to hold the zoom lever.  To zoom out, mo ve the zoom lever towa rd g . You can return to single-imag e display by contin uing to hold i t. Move the display position and switch images as needed.  To ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 161

    Image Viewing Options 161 You can set up sl ideshows to rep eat, and you can change the tr ansitions between imag es and the displ ay duration of each image. Choose from six transition effects bet ween images. Access the setting screen.  Press the n button and choose [Slidesho w] on the 1 tab (p. 44) . Configure the settings.  Choose a menu i ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 162

    Image Viewing Options 162 Based on the cu rrent imag e, the camera off ers four image s similar to it that you may wish to view. Afte r you choose to view one of th ose images, the camera offers fo ur more images. This is an enjoyable way to play back images in an un expected ord er. Try this fea ture after y ou have taken man y shots, in ma ny kin ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 163

    163 Protect imp ortant images t o prevent acci dental erasur e by the camera (p. 167).  Press the m but ton, and then choose : in the menu (p. 43). [Pr otected] is disp layed.  To cancel pro tection, rep eat this proc ess and choose : ag ain, and then press the m button. Access the setting screen.  Press the n button, and then choose [Prot ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 164

    Protecting Images 164 Choose [Select].  Following s tep 2 on p. 163, cho ose [Select] and press the m button. Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image, an d then press the m button. is di splayed.  To cancel protection, press the m button again. is n o longer displ ayed.  Repeat th is process to spe ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 165

    Protecting Images 165 Choose [Select Range].  Following s tep 2 on p. 163, choo se [Select Range] and pr ess the m butto n. Choose a starting image.  Press the m button.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose the ima ge, and then pr ess the m button. Choose an ending image.  Press the r button to choose [L ast image] , and ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 166

    Protecting Images 166 Protect the images.  Press the p button to choose [Protect], a nd then press t he m button. Choose [Select All Images].  Following step 2 on p. 163, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Protect the images.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Prot ect], and t hen press the m button. • ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 167

    167 You can ch oose and erase un needed i mages one b y one. B e careful w hen erasing image s, because they can not be recovered . Choose an image to erase .  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image. Erase the image.  Press the p but ton.  After [Eras e?] is disp layed, pres s the qr buttons or tur n the 5 dial to ch ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 168

    Erasing Images 168 Choose [Select].  Following s tep 2 on p. 167, cho ose [Select] and press the m button. Choose an image.  Once you follow step 2 on p. 1 64 to choo se an image, is displayed.  To cancel erasure, press the m butt on again. is no long er displayed .  Repeat th is process to speci fy other images. Erase the image.  Pr ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 169

    Rotating Images 169 Choose [Select All Images].  Following step 2 on p. 167, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Erase the images.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose [O K], and then press the m button. Change the or ientation of images and sav e them as follo ws. Choose .  Press the m b utton, and then ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 170

    Rotating Images 170 Choose [Rotate].  Press the n button, and then choose [Rotate] on the 1 tab (p. 44). Rotate the image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image.  The image is rotated 90° each time you press the m button.  To return to the menu screen, pr ess the n button. Follow these s teps to deactiv ate auto ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 171

    Image Categories 171 You can tag images as fa vorites an d assign the m to My Catego ry (p. 172 ). By choosing a category i n image searc h, you can r estrict the following operations to all of th ose images. • Viewing (p. 95), Viewing Slideshows (p. 160), Protec ting Images (p . 163), Erasing Ima ges (p. 167 ), Adding I mages to the Print List ( ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 172

    Image Categories 172 Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image, an d then press the m button. is di splayed.  To untag the i mage, press th e m button again. is no longer dis played.  Repeat this pr ocess to choose ad ditional images. Finish the setu p process.  Press the n button. A confir mation me ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 173

    Image Categories 173 Choose images.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image, p ress the op buttons to choose a cate gory, and then press the m button. is displ ayed.  To cancel selectio n, press the m button again. is no long er displayed .  Repeat th is process to speci fy other images. Finish the setu p process.  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 174

    Image Categories 174 Choose [Select].  Following s tep 2 on p. 173, cho ose [Select] and press the m button. Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image. Choose a catego ry.  Press the op buttons to ch oose a cate gory, and then pres s the m button. is displaye d.  To cancel selection , press the m but ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 175

    Image Categories 175 Choose [Select Range].  Following s tep 2 on p. 173, choo se [Select Range] and pr ess the m butto n. Choose images.  Follow step s 2 – 3 on p. 165 to spe cify images. Choose a catego ry.  Press the p button to choose the type of image, and t hen press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to cho ose a ca tegory. Finish ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 176

    176 Save a copy of i mages at a lower r esolution. Choose [Resize].  Press the n button, and then choose [Resize] on the 1 tab (p. 44) . Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose the ima ge, and then pr ess the m button. Choose an image size.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose the si ze, and th ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 177

    Editing Still Images 177 You can speci fy a portion of an image to save as a s eparate image file. Choose [T rimming] .  Press the n button, and then choose [Trimming] on the 1 tab (p. 44). Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose the ima ge, and then pr ess the m button. • Editing is not possib le for imag es s ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 178

    Editing Still Images 178 Adjust the cropping area .  A frame is displa yed around th e portion of the image to be cro pped.  The origin al image is s hown in th e upper lef t, and a prev iew of the image as cro pped is shown in th e lower right.  To resize the frame, move the zoo m lever.  To move the frame, press the opqr buttons.  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 179

    Editing Still Images 179 You can adjus t image colo rs and then save the edited im age as a separ ate file. For details on each option, se e p. 126. Choose [My Colors].  Press the n button, and then choose [My Colors ] on the 1 tab (p. 44) . Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose the ima ge, and then pr ess the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 180

    Editing Still Images 180 Excessivel y dark image are as (such as fac es or backgrou nds) can be detected a nd automatical ly adjust ed to the op timal brightn ess. Insuff icient overall image contrast is a lso automat ically correc ted, to make su bjects stan d out bette r. Choose from f our correc tion level s, and then save the ima ge as a separa ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 181

    Editing Still Images 181 Automatica lly corrects i mages affect ed by red-eye. You can save the corrected image as a s eparate file . Choose [Red-Eye Correct ion].  Press the n button, and then choose [Red-Eye Correcti on] on the 1 tab (p. 44). Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image. Correct the im age. ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 182

    182 You can cut movi es to remove unn eeded porti ons at the beginn ing or end. Choose * .  Following steps 1 – 3 on p. 15 0, choos e * and press the m button.  The movie edit ing panel and editing bar are now displayed. Specify portions to cut.  Press the op buttons to cho ose or .  To view the po rtions you c an cut (identi fied by ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 183

    Editing Movies 183 Save the e dited mo vie.  Press the op buttons t o choose , and then press t he m button.  Press the op qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [N ew File], and then press th e m button.  The movie is now saved as a new fil e. • To overwrit e the orig inal movie wi th the cut o ne, choose [ Overwrite] in step 4. In thi ...

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    185 Setting Menu Customize or adjust basic camera fu nctions for greater convenience 8 ...

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    186 Functions can be configur ed on the 3 tab. Cust omize commonly used function s as desired, for greater conv enience (p. 44) . Silence ca mera sounds and movies as follows .  Choose [Mute] , and then cho ose [On]. Adjust the volu me of individual ca mera sounds as fol lows.  Choose [Vol ume], and the n press th e m button.  Choose an it ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 187

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 187 Customize ca mera operatin g sounds as foll ows.  Choose [Sound Options], and t hen press the m button.  Choose an ite m, and then pres s the qr buttons to choo se an option . Hints and tips ar e normally sho wn when you choo se FUNC. menu (p. 4 3) or Menu (p. 44) items. If you prefer, you can de activate ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 188

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 188 Adjust scre en brightne ss as follows.  Choose [LCD Brightness], and then press the qr buttons to adju st the bright ness. Customize t he start-up screen shown after you turn the ca mera on as fo llows.  Choose [Star t-up Image] , and then press t he m button.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 189

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 189 Access the [Start-up Ima ge] screen in Playback mode.  Press the 1 button.  Following t he previous proc edure, choos e [2] and press the m button. Choose one of your shots.  Choose an image an d press t he m button. After [Regis ter?] is disp layed, cho ose [OK] (either pr ess the qr buttons or turn th ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 190

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 190 Choose [OK].  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose [OK ], and then pre ss the m button. Format the memory card.  To begin the f ormatting proc ess, press th e op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [OK], and then pres s the m button.  When formatti ng is finish ed, [Memory card formattin ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 191

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 191 Your shots ar e automatica lly numbered in sequential order (0001 – 99 99) and saved in fol ders that store up to 2,000 imag es each. You can ch ange how the camera assign s file numbe rs.  Choose [Fil e Numbering], and then choose an option. • Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory C ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 192

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 192 Instead of saving images in f olders creat ed each month, you can have the camera crea te folders each day y ou shoot to store shot s taken tha t day.  Choose [Cr eate Folde r], and th en choose [Daily].  Images will now be saved in fol ders created on the shoo ting date . The lens is nor mally retra cted ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 193

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 193 Adjust the timi ng of automatic camera and scr een deactiva tion (Auto Po wer Down and Displ ay Off, respect ively) as nee ded (p. 40). Access the [Power Saving] screen.  Choose [Powe r Saving], an d then press the m button. Configure the settings.  After cho osing an it em, press t he qr butt ons to adjus ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 194

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 194  Press the m button. Switch to the destination time zone.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [ Worl d], and th en press t he n button.  is now s hown on the shooting s creen (p. 230). Adjust the date and ti me as follows. Access the [Date/Time] screen.  Choose [Date /Time], and the n ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 195

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 195 Change the uni t of measurement shown in the MF ind icator (p. 1 30), zoom bar (p. 58 ), and GPS altitu de information (p. 51) fro m m/cm to ft/in as needed.  Choose [Units], and then choose [ft/in] . Change the uni t of measurement shown in the MF ind icator (p. 1 30) and zoom bar (p. 58) from m/cm to ft/in ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 196

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 196 Change the display langua ge as needed. Access the [Language] scre en.  Choose [Lang uage ], and t hen press the m button. Configure the setting.  Press the op qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose a l anguage, and then press the m button. The following settings can also be adjust ed on the 3 tab. • [G ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 197

    Adjusting Basic Camera Functions 197 If you accidentally chang e a setting, you can restore default cam era settings. Access the [Reset All] scree n.  Choose [Reset All], and th en press the m button. Restore default se ttings.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose [O K], and then press the m button.  Default s ettings are n ...

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    199 Accessories Use included accessorie s effectively and enjoy the camera in more ways wi th optional Canon accessories and other compatible accessor ies sold separately 9 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 200

    200 • Charge the battery on (or immediately before) the day of use Charged batteri es gradually lo se their char ge, even when they are not used. You can easily check the charge state of the battery by attaching th e cover so th at o is visible on a charged battery, and attaching it so that o is not visible on an uncharged bat tery. • Long-term ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 201

    201 The followin g camera acce ssories are sold sepa rately. Note that avai lability varies by ar ea, and some acce ssories may no l onger be availab le. Battery Pa ck NB-6L  Rechargeabl e lithium-io n battery Battery Charger CB- 2LY/CB-2LYE  Charger for Battery Pa ck NB-6L AC Adapter Kit ACK -DC40  For powering the camera usin g household ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 202

    Optional Accessories 202 Waterproof Ca se WP-DC46  For underw ater photograp hy at depths of up to 40 meters (130 ft.). Also us eful for shooti ng in the rain, at the beach, or on ski slopes. Waterproof Case Wei ght WW-DC1  Prevents the waterpro of case from fl oating during u nderwater photogra phy. Stereo AV Cable AVC-DC400S T  Connect t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 203

    203 By connecti ng the camera to a TV, you can view y our shots on the la rger screen of th e TV. For details on connec tion or how to switch inpu ts, refer to the TV manua l. Connecting the camera to a TV with t he Stereo AV Cable AV C-DC400ST (sold separ ately) enab les you to view you r shots on the l arger screen o f the TV as you contr ol the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 204

    Using Optional Accessories 204 Turn the camera on.  Press the 1 button to turn the c amera on.  Images from th e camera are now di splayed on the TV. ( Nothing is di splayed on the camera scre en.)  When finished , turn off th e camera and TV before disc onnecting t he cable. Connecting the camera to an HDTV with the HDMI Cab le HTC-100 (s ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 205

    Using Optional Accessories 205 Display images.  Follow step s 3 – 4 on p. 203 to di splay images. Connecting the camer a to an HDMI CEC-compatib le TV enables playb ack (including slidesho w playback) using t he TV remote control . In this case, you will need to adjust so me TV settings. For deta ils, refer to the TV user manual. Configure the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 206

    Using Optional Accessories 206 Control the camera with the TV remote.  Press the qr button s on the remote t o browse images.  To display t he camera contr ol panel, press the OK/Selec t button. Se lect contro l panel items by pres sing the qr buttons to choose an item, an d then pressing the OK/Select button agai n. Camera Control Panel Op t ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 207

    Using Optional Accessories 207 Powering the camer a with AC Adapter Kit ACK-D C40 (sold separat ely) eliminates th e need to mo nitor the r emaining bat tery level. Make sure the camera is off. Insert the coupler.  Follow step 2 on p. 16 to op en the cover.  Insert the coupler facin g the directi on shown, just as you wou ld a battery (f ollo ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 208

    208 Your shots ca n easily be print ed by connect ing the camera to a printer. On the camera, you can spec ify images t o set up batc h printing , prepare o rders for photo de velopment se rvices, and p repare or pri nt images for photobooks. A Canon SELP HY CP series compact photo printer is used here for the sa ke of illustr ation. Scre ens displ ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 209

    Printing Images 209 Access the printing scr een.  Press the m button, choose c , and press the m button ag ain. Print the image.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Pr int], an d then pre ss the m button.  Printing now be gins.  To print othe r images, r epeat steps 5 – 6 after printing i s finish ed.  When you are ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 210

    Printing Images 210 By cropping images before p rinting, y ou can print a desi red image area instead of the entire ima ge. Choose [Trimming].  After following step 1 on p. 209 to access the printing scre en, choose [T rimming] and press the m button.  A cropping f rame is now disp layed, indic ating the image ar ea to print. Adjust the cropp ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 211

    Printing Images 211  When finishe d, press the m butt on. Print the image.  Follow step 7 on p. 209 to print . Choose [Paper Settings].  After followin g step 1 on p. 209 to access the printing scr een, choo se [Paper Se ttings] an d press the m button. Choose a paper size .  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an opt ion, ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 212

    Printing Images 212 Choose a layout.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an option.  When choosing [N -up], press the qr buttons to specify the number of ima ges per sheet.  Press the m button. Print the image. Choose [ID Photo].  Following steps 1 – 4 on p. 21 1, choos e [ID Photo] and pr ess the m button. Choose the l ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 213

    Printing Images 213 Choose the printing area.  Follow ste p 2 on p. 210 to choo se the pri nting area. Print the image. Access the printing scr een.  Follow step s 1 – 6 on p. 208 to cho ose a movie. The scree n at left is displ ayed. Choose a printing metho d.  Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose , an d then press the qr b ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 214

    Printing Images 214 Batch printi ng (p. 217) and ordering pri nts from a phot o development service can be set up on the c amera. Choos e up to 998 images o n a memory ca rd and configur e relevant set tings, such as the number of copi es, as follows . The printing in formation yo u prepare thi s way will confor m DPOF (Digital Pr int Order Format ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 215

    Printing Images 215 Specify the printing fo rmat, whether to add the date or file number, an d other settings as follows. Thes e settings ap ply to all ima ges in the p rint list.  Press the n button, and then choose [Print Setting s] on the 2 tab. Choose and configure se ttings as des ired (p. 44). Configuring Print Settings Print Type Standard ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 216

    Printing Images 216 Choose [Select Images & Qty.].  Press the n button, choose [Select Images & Qt y.] on th e 2 tab, and then pre ss the m button. Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image, an d then press the m button.  You can now specif y the number of cop ies.  If you spec ify index p ri ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 217

    Printing Images 217 Configure the print settings.  Press the op buttons to choo se [Order], and then pres s the m button. Choose [Select All Images].  Following step 1 on p. 216, choo se [Select Al l Images] an d press the m button. Configure the print settings.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose [O K], and then press the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 218

    Printing Images 218 Photobooks can be set up on t he camera by cho osing up to 99 8 images on a memory card and importing th em into the incl uded software on your computer, wh ere they are stored in thei r own folder. Th is is conven ient when ordering p rinted phot obooks onl ine or pr inting photob ooks with y our own printer.  Press the n bu ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 219

    Printing Images 219 Choose an image.  Press the qr button s or turn th e 5 dial to choose an image, an d then press the m button.  is displaye d.  To remove t he image from the photob ook, press the m button again . is no longer displaye d.  Repeat th is process to speci fy other images.  When finishe d, press the n button to return ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 220

    220 Before usin g an Eye-Fi card, always confirm t hat local use is pe rmitted (p. 3). Insertin g a prepared Eye -Fi card enabl es automatic wireless tra nsfer of images to a compute r or uploading to a phot o-sharing website. Images are tr ansferred by the Eye-Fi car d. Refer to the ca rd’s user ma nual or contact the manufactur er for ins truct ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 221

    Using an Eye-Fi Card 221 Check the ac cess poin t SSID used by the Eye -Fi card or the connec tion status, as needed.  Press the n button, choose [Eye-Fi Settings] o n the 3 tab, and th en press the m button.  Choose [Conne ction info ], and then pres s the m button.  The connecti on inform ation screen is displaye d. Configure the setting ...

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    223 Appendix Helpful information when using the camera 10 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 224

    224 If you think the re is a problem with th e camera, first c heck the followi ng. If the items below d o not solve your pr oblem, conta ct a Canon Custome r Support Help Desk. Power Nothing happens when the ON/OFF button is pressed. • Confirm that you are using the correct type of battery, and that th ere is sufficient charge (p. 231). • Conf ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 225

    Troubleshooting 225 Full-screen display is not available w hile shooting (p. 82). h flashes on the screen when the shutte r button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (p. 61). is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (p. 70). • Set [IS mode] to [Continuous] (p. 141). • Set the flash mode to h (p. 138). • Increase the ISO s ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 226

    Troubleshooting 226 White do ts or similar im age artif acts appea r in flash sho ts. • This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles. Shots look grainy. • Lower the ISO speed (p. 122). • High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (p. 99). Subjects are affected by red-eye (p. 84). • Set ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 227

    Troubleshooting 227 Subjects look distorted. • Subjects that pass in front of the camera quickly may look distorted. This is not a malfunction. Playback Playback is not possibl e. • Image or movie playback may not be possible if a computer is used to rename files or alter the folder structure. Refer to the ImageBrowser EX User Guide for details ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 228

    228 If an error message is dis played, resp ond as follows . No memory card • The memory card may be inserted facing the wrong way. Reinsert the memory card facing the correct way (p. 16). Memory card locked • The write-protect tab of the SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card or Eye-Fi card is set to the locked position. Switch the write-protect tab to the ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 229

    On-Screen Messages 229 Exceeded selection limit • More than 998 images were selected for Print List (p. 214) or Photobook Set-up (p. 218). Choose 998 images or less. • Print List (p. 214) or Photobook Set-up (p. 218) settings could not be saved correctly. Reduce the number of selected images and try again. • You attempted to choose more than ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 230

    230 On-Screen Information Shooting (Inform ation Display) Battery level (p. 231) Camera orientation * White balance (p. 124) My Colors (p. 126) Drive mode (pp. 64, 128) Grid lines (p. 88) Eye-Fi connection status (p. 220) Metering method (p. 121) Still image compression (p. 142), Resolution (p. 83) Recordable shots Self-timer (p. 68) Movie resoluti ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 231

    On-Screen Information 231 * : Regular orientation, : Held vertically The camera detects the shooting orientation and adjusts settings for o ptimal shots. Orientation is also detected during playback, and in either orientation, t he camera automatically rotates images as needed. However, the orientation may not be detected correctly when the camera ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 232

    On-Screen Information 232 Playback (Detail ed Information Di splay) Movies (pp. 58, 150) / High-speed burst HQ (p. 104) / Switch display / GPS information (p. 153) My Category (p. 172) Shooting mode (p. 234) ISO speed (p. 122), Playback speed (pp. 109, 116) Exposure compensation level (p. 120), Exposure shift level (p. 115) White balance (p. 124) H ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 233

    On-Screen Information 233 * Displays the frame approx. 4 sec. before or after the current frame. Summary of Movie Control Panel in “Viewing” (p. 150) Exit Play Slow Motion (To adjust the playback speed, press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial. No sound is played.) Skip Backward * (To continue skipping backward, keep holding down the m button.) ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 234

    234 Functions and Menu Tables Functions Avai lable in Each Sh ooting Mode Shooting Mode D B M G A 9 Function Exposure Compensation (p. 120) —   * 1 ——  Self-Timer (p. 68)          —  Self-Timer Settings (p. 69) Delay* 2    —  Shots* 3    —— ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 235

    Functions and Menu Tables 235 K E I S P t x v T Y E  ——  ———   ————  —   ————  — ? ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 236

    Functions and Menu Tables 236 FUNC. Menu Shooting Mode D B M G A 9 Function GPS Settings (p. 48) / Logger Settin gs (p. 52)   —  —  Metering Method (p. 121)         —— —  My Colors (p. 126)       * 1 * 1 * 2   —— —  White Balance (p. 124) ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 237

    Functions and Menu Tables 237 K E I S P t x v T Y E   ————————————————————————  —— ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 238

    Functions and Menu Tables 238 4 Shooting Menu Shooting Mode D B M G A 9 Function AF Frame (p. 131) Center   ——  Face Detect *1       Tracking AF   * 2 —— AF Frame Size (p. 132) *3 Normal   ——  Small   ——  Digital Zoom (p. 67) Standard  ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 239

    Functions and Menu Tables 239 K E I S P t x v T Y E  ————  —  —   —  ————   ————  —  ——————  ———  ————  —  — ? ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 240

    Functions and Menu Tables 240 Shooting Mode D B M G A 9 Function i-Contrast (p. 123) Auto   —   Off   ——  Hg Lamp Corr. (p. 85) On/Off — — — — —  —— Safety Shift (p. 145) On —  —— —— — Off       Wind Filter (p. 87) On/Off    — ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 241

    Functions and Menu Tables 241 K E I S P t x v T Y E ———————  ———————————————  ——  ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— ? ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 242

    Functions and Menu Tables 242 3 Set up Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Mute p. 186 Time Zone p. 193 Volume p. 186 Date/Time p. 18 Sound Options p. 187 GPS Auto Time p. 55 Hints & Tips p. 187 GPS Settings p. 49 LCD Brightness p. 188 Distan ce Units Units p. 195 Start-up Image p. 188 Video System p. 204 Format pp. 189, 190 Ctrl via HDMI p. 205 ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 243

    Functions and Menu Tables 243 2 Print Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Print — Select All Images p. 217 Select Images & Qty. p. 216 Clear All Selections p. 217 Select Range p. 216 Print Settings p. 215 Playback Mode FUNC. Menu Item Ref. Page Item Ref. Page Rotate p. 169 Movie Digest Playback p. 157 Print List p. 214 Smart Shuffle p. 162 Pro ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 244

    244 • The camera is a hi gh-precis ion electroni c device. Avoi d dropping it or subjecting it to stron g impact. • Never bring the ca mera near magnet s, motors, or other de vices that generate st rong electr omagnetic fiel ds, which may ca use malfunctio n or erase image da ta. • If water dro plets or dirt ad heres to the ca mera or screen, ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 245

    245 A AC adapter kit................................ .......... 201 AC adapter kit for household power ........ 207 Accessories .............................. ............... 2 01 AE lock .................. ........................ .......... 121 AF frames ........................ ............ 22, 59, 131 AF  Focusing AF lock............... .... ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 246

    Index 246 Servo AF....... ................... ................. 135 Focusing range Macro............ ....................... ............. 129 Manual focus ......... ........................ ... 129 Focus lock ................ .................. ............. 132 FUNC. menu Basic operations ................................. 43 Table................ ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 247

    Index 247 Self-timer ......................... .................. ........ 68 2-second self-timer ............................. 69 Customizing the self-time r .................. 69 Face self-timer (shootin g mode) ....... 103 Wink self-timer (shootin g mode) ....... 102 Sepia tone images.................... ............... 126 Servo AF....... ..... ...

  • Canon SX260 HS - page 248

    CEL-SS4SA210 © CANON INC. 2012 Trademark Acknowledgments • The SDXC log o is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. • This devic e incorporat es exFAT techno logy licens ed from Microso ft. • HDMI, the HDMI l ogo and High-De finition Mult imedia Inte rface are trademark s or regi stered trade marks of H DMI Licensi ng LLC. • The iFrame lo go and the i ...

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