Canon PowerShot SX260 HS User Guide

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Setting Menu
Customize or adjust basic camera functions for greater 
convenience
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Functions can be configured on the 3 tab. Customize commonly used 
functions as desired, for greater convenience (p. 40).
Silence camera sounds and movies as follows.
zChoose [Mute], and then choose [On].
Adjust the volume of individual camera sounds as follows.
zChoose [Volume], and then press the m  
button.
zChoose an item, and then press the  qr 
buttons to adjust the volume.
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• Operation can also be silenced by holding down the  l...

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Customize camera operating sounds as follows.
zChoose [Sound Options], and then press the 
m button.
zChoose an item, and then press the  qr 
buttons to choose an option.
Hints and tips are normally shown when you choose FUNC. menu (p. 39) or 
Menu (p. 40) items. If you prefer, you can deactivate this information.
zChoose [Hints & Tips], and then choose [Off].
Customizing Sounds
1 Preset sounds
(cannot be modified)
2 Preset sounds
Can be changed by using the included...

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Adjust screen brightness as follows.
zChoose [LCD Brightness], and then press the 
qr buttons to adjust the brightness.
Customize the start-up screen shown after you turn the camera on as follows.
zChoose [Start-up Image], and then press the 
m button.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose an option.
Screen Brightness
• For maximum brightness, press and hold the  l button for at least two 
seconds when the shooting screen is displayed or when in...

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Access the [Start-up Image] screen 
in Playback mode.
zPress the 1 button.zFollowing the previous procedure, choose [2] 
and press the  m button.
Choose one of your shots.
zChoose an image and press the  m button. 
After [Register?] is displayed, choose [OK] 
(either press the qr  buttons or turn the 5 
dial), and then press the  m button.
Before using a new memory card or a card formatted in another device, you 
should format the card with this camera.
Formatting...

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Choose [OK].
zPress the qr buttons or turn the  5
 dial to 
choose [OK], and then press the  m button.
Format the memory card.
zTo begin the formatting process, press the 
op
 buttons or turn the  5
 dial to choose 
[OK], and then press the  m button.
zWhen formatting is finished, [Memory card 
formatting complete] is displayed. Press the 
m
 button.
Perform low-level formatting in these cases: [Memory card error] is displayed, 
the camera is not working correctly,...

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Your shots are automatically numbered in sequential order (0001 – 9999) and 
saved in folders that store up to 2,000 images each. You can change how the 
camera assigns file numbers.
zChoose [File Numbering], and then choose 
an option.
•Low-level formatting takes longer than “Formatting Memory Cards” (p. 185), 
because data is erased from all storage regions of the memory card.
• You can cancel low-level formatting in progress by choosing [Stop]. In this case, 
all...

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Instead of saving images in folders created each month, you can have the 
camera create folders each day you shoot to store shots taken that day.
zChoose [Create Folder], and then choose 
[Daily].
XImages will now be saved in folders created 
on the shooting date.
The lens is normally retracted for safety about one minute after you press the 
1  button in Shooting mode (p. 36). To have the lens retracted immediately 
after you press the  1 button, set the retraction...

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Adjust the timing of automatic camera and screen deactivation (Auto Power 
Down and Display Off, respectively) as needed (p. 36).
Access the [Power Saving] screen.
zChoose [Power Saving], and then press the 
m button.
Configure the settings.
zAfter choosing an item, press the  qr buttons 
to adjust it as needed.
To ensure that your shots will have the correct local date and time when you 
travel abroad, simply register the destination in advance and switch to that...

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zPress the m button.
Switch to the destination time 
zone.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial to 
choose [  World], and then press the 
n  button.
X is now shown on the shooting screen 
(p. 226).
Adjust the date and time as follows.
Access the [Date/Time] screen.
zChoose [Date/Time], and then press the  m 
button.
Configure the setting.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an item, and 
then adjust the setting, either by pressing the 
op  buttons or turning the  5...