Canon PowerShot SX260 HS User Guide

Color and Continuous Shooting
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For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white 
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white balance 
under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
zFollow the steps in “Adjusting White Balance” 
(p. 120) to choose  .
zAim the camera at a plain white subject, so 
that the entire screen is white. Press the 
l button.
XThe tint of the screen changes once the white 
balance data has been recorded.
Custom...

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Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia or 
black and white.
zPress the m button, choose   in the menu, 
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
XThe option you configured is now displayed.
Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)
Still ImagesMovies
My Colors Off —
Vivid Emphasizes contrast and color saturation, making images 
sharper.
Neutral Tones down contrast and color saturation for subdued 
images.
Sepia Creates sepia tone images.
B/W...

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Choose the desired level of image contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, 
green, blue, and skin tones in a range of 1 – 5.
Access the setting screen.
zFollow the steps in “Changing Image Color 
Tones (My Colors)” (p. 122) to choose  , 
and then press the l button.
Configure the setting.
zPress the op  buttons to choose an option, 
and then specify the value by pressing the 
qr  buttons or turning the  5 dial.
zFor stronger/more intense effects (or darker 
skin...

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Hold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously.
Configure the setting.
zPress the m button, choose   in the menu, 
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
XThe option you configured is now displayed.
Shoot.
XHold the shutter button all the way down to 
shoot continuously.
*In  t mode (p. 94), AF lock (p. 133), or manual focus mode (p. 125),   is changed to 
.
* For details on the continuous shooting speed in each mode, see “Specifications” in the  Getting...

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To restrict the focus to subjects at close range, set the camera to e. For 
details on the focusing range, see “Specifications” in the  Getting Started 
guide.
zPress the q  button, choose  e (either press 
the  qr buttons or turn the  5 dial), and then 
press the m  button.
XOnce the setting is complete,  e is displayed.
When focusing is not possible in AF mode, use manual focus. You can 
specify the general focal position and then press the shutter button halfway 
to have the camera determine the...

Shooting Range and Focusing
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Specify the general focal position.
zReferring to the on-screen MF indicator bar 
(which shows the distance and focal position) 
and the magnified display area, turn the 5 
dial to specify the general focal position.
Fine-tune  the focus.
zPress the shutter button halfway to have the 
camera fine-tune the focal position (Safety 
MF).MF Indicator
•AF frame mode or size cannot be changed while focusing manually 
(p. 127). If you want to change the AF frame mode or size,...

Shooting Range and Focusing
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The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.5x or 2.0x. 
This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it 
would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom 
factor.
zPress the n button, choose [Digital 
Zoom] on the  4 tab, and then choose the 
desired option (p. 40).
XThe view is enlarged and the zoom factor is 
displayed on the screen.
Change the AF (auto focus) frame mode to suit the shooting...

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One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
As long as you keep the shutter button pressed halfway, the focus and 
exposure are locked. You can recompose shots as needed before shooting. 
This feature is called Focus Lock.
Focus.
zAim the camera so that the subject is 
centered, and then press the shutter button 
halfway.
zConfirm that the AF frame displayed around 
the subject is green.
Recompose the shot.
zKeeping the shutter button pressed...

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•Detects people’s faces, and then sets the focus, exposure (evaluative 
metering only), and white balance (  only).
• After you aim the camera at the subject, a white frame is displayed around 
the person’s face determined by the camera to be the main subject, and up 
to two gray frames are displayed around other detected faces.
• When the camera detects movement, frames will follow moving subjects, 
within a certain range.
• After you press the shutter button halfway, up...

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Shoot after choosing a subject to focus on as follows.
Choose [Tracking AF].
zFollow the steps in “Changing the AF Frame 
Mode” (p. 127) to choose [Tracking AF].
X is displayed in the center of the screen.
Choose a subject to focus on.
zAim the camera so that   is on the desired 
subject, and then press the q button.
XWhen the subject is detected, the camera 
beeps and   is displayed. Even if the 
subject moves, the camera will continue to 
track the subject within a...