Canon Powershot A2600 User Guide

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Preliminary Notes  
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Contents: Basic 
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Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto 
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Other Shooting 
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Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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Basic Guide
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Camera User Guide
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Package Contents
Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package.
If anything is missing, contact your camera retailer.
Camera Wrist Strap
WS-800 Getting Started Warranty Card
Battery Pack
NB-11L Battery Charger
CB-2LF/CB-2LFE
A2600
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Preliminar y Notes and Legal 
Information
•	 Take and review some test shots initially to make sure the images were 
recorded correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and 
affiliates,
	and	its	distributors	are	not	liable	for	any	consequential	damages...

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Part Names and Conventions in This Guide
A2600
 Speaker Zoom lever Shooting:  /   
Playback:  /  Lens Shutter button Lamp Power button Microphone
 Flash Tripod socket Memory card/battery cover Indicator DC coupler cable port Strap mount AV OUT (Audio/video output) /...

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•	 In this guide, icons are used to represent the corresponding camera 
buttons on which they appear, or which they resemble.
•	 The following camera buttons and controls are represented by icons.
  Up button  on back  Left button  on back  Right button  on back  Down...

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Image Viewing Options ................ 71
Protecting Images
 ........................ 72
Erasing Images
 ............................ 74
Rotating Images
 ........................... 75
Editing Still Images
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6 Setting Menu ...........................

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Contents: Basic Operations
 4 Shoot
zzUse camera-determined settings (Auto Mode) .................................... 34
Shooting people well
IPortraits (=  46)
PAgainst Snow (=  46)
Matching	specific	scenes
Low Light(=  46)
tFireworks (=  46)
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Safety Precautions
•	 Before using the product, please ensure that you read the safety precaut\
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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...

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CautionDenotes the possibility of injury.
•	 When holding the camera by the strap, be careful not to bang it, 
subject it to strong impacts or shocks, or let it get caught on other 
objects.
•	 Be careful not to bump or push strongly on the lens.
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•	 Do not sit down with the camera in your pocket.
Doing so may cause malfunctions or damage the screen.
•	 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...