Canon PowerShot A2600 - Manual (Page 18)

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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images Movies
Trying the Camera Out
Follow these instructions to turn the camera on, shoot still images or
movies, and then view them.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
For fully automatic selection at optimal settings for specific scenes, simply
let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
1 Turn the camera on.
z z Press the power button.
X X The startup screen is displayed.
2 Enter [ ] mode.
z z Press the < o> button repeatedly until
[ ] is displayed.
z z Aim the camera at the subject. The
camera will make a slight clicking noise
as it determines the scene.
X X A scene icon is displayed in the upper
right of the screen.
X X Frames displayed around any detected
subjects indicate that they are in focus.
3 Compose the shot.
z z To zoom in and enlarge the subject, move
the zoom lever toward < i> (telephoto),
and to zoom away from the subject, move
it toward < j> (wide angle).
4 Shoot.
Shooting Still Images
Focus.
z z Press the shutter button lightly, halfway
down. The camera beeps twice after
focusing, and AF frames are displayed to
indicate image areas in focus.
Shoot.
z z Press the shutter button all the way
down.
X X As the camera shoots, a shutter sound
is played, and in low-light conditions, the
flash fires automatically.
z z Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
X X Your shot is only displayed until the
camera is ready to shoot again.