Canon PowerShot SX260 HS User Guide

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XThe [Edit Profile] screen is displayed.
Enter a name.
zPress the m button.zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial 
to choose a character, and then press the  m 
button to enter it.
zUp to 10 characters can be used.zChoose   or   and press the  m button 
to move the cursor.
zChoose   and press the  m button to 
delete the previous character.
zPress the n  button to return to the edit 
profile screen.
Enter a birthday.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial to 
choose [Birthday],...

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Continue registering face 
information.
zTo register up to 4 more points of face 
information (expressions or angles), repeat 
steps 2 – 3. 
zRegistered faces are more easily recognized 
if you add a variety of face information. In 
addition to a head-on angle, add a slight side 
angle, a shot when smiling, and shots inside 
and outside.
If you register a person ahead of time, the camera will prioritize that person 
as the main subject, and optimize focus, brightness, and color for that...

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Access the [Check/Edit Info] 
screen.
zFollowing step 1 on p. 69, choose [Check/
Edit Info] and press the m button.
Choose a person to check.
zPress the op buttons to choose a 
person, and then press the  m button.
Check the registered information.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5
 dial to 
choose an item, and then press the  m 
button.
zCheck the registered information.
• Registered people may not be correctly detected if the captured image or scene 
differs drastically from the...

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Access the [Edit Profile] screen.
zFollowing steps 1 – 3 on p. 73, choose [Edit 
Profile] and press the m button.
Input changes.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial to 
choose an item, and follow steps 4 – 5 on 
p. 71 to input changes.
Changing the Name or Birthday
• Even if you change names in [Edit Profile], the names recorded in 
previously shot images will remain the same.
• You can check and erase registered face information by choosing [Face Info 
List] on the screen in step...

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You can overwrite existing face information with new face info. You should 
update face information regularly, especially with babies and children, as their 
faces change quickly as they grow.
You can also add face information when all 5 face info slots have not been 
filled.
Access the [Add Face Info] screen.
zOn the screen in step 1 on p. 69, choose [Add 
Face Info] and press the m button.
Choose the name of the person to 
overwrite.
zPress the op  buttons to choose the 
name of a...

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Register face information.
zFollow steps 2 – 3 on p. 70 to shoot, and then 
register the new face information.
zRegistered faces are more easily recognized 
if you add a variety of face information. In 
addition to a head-on angle, add a slight side 
angle, a shot when smiling, and shots inside 
and outside.
Access the [Check/Edit Info] 
screen.
zFollowing step 1 on p. 69, choose [Check/
Edit Info] and press the m button.
Choose the name of the person 
whose face info you want to erase....

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Choose the face info to erase.
zPress the m button, press the  opq 
buttons or turn the 5  dial to choose the face 
info you want to erase, and then press the  m 
button.
zAfter [Erase?] is displayed, press the qr  
buttons or turn the 5  dial to choose [OK], 
and then press the  m button.
zThe selected face info will be erased.
You can erase information (face info, name, birthday) registered to Face ID. 
However, names recorded in previously shot images will not be erased.
Access the...

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Change the image aspect ratio (ratio of width to height) as follows.
Configure the setting.
zPress the m button, choose   in the menu, 
and choose the desired option (p. 39).
XOnce the setting is complete, the screen 
aspect ratio will be updated.
zTo restore the original setting, repeat this 
process but choose  .
Image Customization Features
Changing the Aspect Ratio
Still Images
Same aspect ratio as HDTVs, used for display on widescreen HDTVs or similar 
display devices.
Same aspect ratio as 35mm...

Image Customization Features
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Choose from 4 levels of image resolution, as follows. For guidelines on how 
many shots at each resolution setting can fit on a memory card, see 
“Specifications” in the Getting Started guide.
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.zTo restore the original setting, repeat this 
process but choose  .
z: For e-mailing images.
Changing Image Resolution (Size)
Still...

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Red-eye that occurs in the flash photography can be automatically corrected 
as follows.
Access the [Flash Settings] 
screen.
zPress the n button, choose [Flash 
Settings] on the 4  tab, and then press the 
m  button (p. 40).
Configure the setting.
zChoose [Red-Eye Corr.], and then choose 
[On] (p. 40).
XOnce the setting is complete,  R is displayed.zTo restore the original setting, repeat this 
process but choose [Off].
Red-Eye Correction
Still Images
•Red-eye correction...