Canon PowerShot SX60 HS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

3

Other Shooting Modes

5

Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode

6

Playback Mode

7

Wi-Fi Functions

8

Setting Menu

9

Accessories

10

Appendix

Index

4

P Mode

Subjects in shots look too dark.

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 86).

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 72).

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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (= 75, = 118).

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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 72).

Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 33).

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 72).

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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 72).

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Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (= 36).

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Shoot within flash range (= 198).

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash

output level (= 87, = 94).

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Increase the ISO speed (= 73).

Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

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Shoot within flash range (= 198).

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 33).

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash

output level (= 87, = 94).

White spots appear in flash shots.

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This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.

Shots look grainy.

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Lower the ISO speed (= 73).

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High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (= 59).

Subjects are affected by red-eye (= 52).

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Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (= 55). The red-eye reduction lamp (= 3) will

be activated in flash shots. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye

reduction lamp. Also try increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at

closer range.

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Edit images using red-eye correction (= 119).

Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is

slower.

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Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (= 149).

Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.

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Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in

Each Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (= 182 – = 187).

Shooting

Cannot shoot.

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In Playback mode (= 101), press the shutter button halfway (= 26).

Nothing is displayed (= 36).
Strange display on the screen under low light (= 28).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.

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Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are

recorded in movies.

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The screen may flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent

or LED lighting.

No date stamp is added to images.

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Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (= 20). Note that date stamps are not

added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/

Time] setting (= 45).

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Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (= 187) in which this setting

cannot be configured (= 45).

[ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting

is not possible (= 36).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (= 36).

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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (= 90).

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 86).

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Increase the ISO speed (= 73).

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Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,

you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure

the camera (= 90).

Shots are out of focus.

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Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the

way down to shoot (= 26).

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Make sure subjects are within focusing range (= 198).

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Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (= 55).

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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.

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Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (= 82, = 85).

No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the

shutter button is pressed halfway.

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To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the

shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter

button halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.

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