Canon PowerShot A2500 User Manual
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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents:
Basic Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Playback Mode
Still Images/Movies
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If the camera is turned on while the <
p> button is held down, the
camera will no longer sound. To activate sounds again, press the
<
n> button and choose [Mute] on the [3] tab, and then press
the <
q><r> buttons to choose [Off].
Still Images
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A flashing [ ] icon warns that images are more likely to be blurred
by camera shake. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take
other measures to keep it still.
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If your shots are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to the
subject. For details on the flash range, see “Flash Range” (
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The subject may be too close if the camera only beeps once when
you press the shutter button halfway. For details on the focusing
range (shooting range), see “Shooting Range” (
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To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may be
activated when shooting in low-light conditions.
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A blinking [
h] icon displayed when you attempt to shoot indicates
that shooting is not possible until the flash has finished recharging.
Shooting can resume as soon as the flash is ready, so either press
the shutter button all the way down and wait, or release it and press
it again.
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You can change how long images are displayed after shots (
Shooting Movies
Start shooting.
z
z
Press the movie button. The camera
beeps once as recording begins, and
[●Rec] is displayed with the elapsed time.
X
X
Black bars displayed on the top and
bottom edges of the screen indicate
image areas not recorded.
X
X
Frames displayed around any detected
faces indicate that they are in focus.
z
z
Once recording begins, take your finger
off the movie button.
Resize the subject and
recompose the shot as needed.
z
z
To resize the subject, repeat the
operations in step 3 (
However, note that the sound of camera
operations will be recorded, and movies
shot at zoom factors shown in blue will
look grainy.
z
z
When you recompose shots, the
focus, brightness, and colors will be
automatically adjusted.
Finish shooting.
z
z
Press the movie button again to stop
shooting. The camera beeps twice as
recording stops.
X
X
Recording will stop automatically when
the memory card becomes full.
Elapsed Time