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Set your preferred aperture value before shooting as follows. The camera 
automatically adjusts the shutter speed to suit your aperture value.
For details on available aperture values, see “Specifications” in the Getting 
Started  guide.
Enter B mode.
zSet the mode dial to  B.
Set the aperture value.
zTurn the  5 dial to set the aperture value.
Specific Aperture Values (Av Mode)
Still Images
•Orange display of shutter speeds when you press the shutter button 
halfway indicates that the settings deviate from standard exposure. 
Adjust the aperture value until the shutter speed is displayed in white, 
or use safety shift (see below).
• B : Aperture value (size of the opening made by the iris in the lens)
• To avoid exposure problems in  M and B modes, you can have the camera 
automatically adjust the shutter speed or aperture value, even when standard 
exposure cannot otherwise be obtained. Press the  n button and set 
[Safety Shift] on the  4 tab to [On] (p. 40).
However, safety shift is disabled when the flash fires.
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Follow these steps before shooting to set your preferred shutter speed and 
aperture value to obtain the desired exposure.
For details on available shutter speeds and aperture values, see 
“Specifications” in the Getting Started guide.
Enter D mode.
zSet the mode dial to  D.
Configure the setting.
zPress the o  button, choose adjustment of 
shutter speed or aperture value, and turn the 
5  dial to specify a value. 
XAn exposure level mark based on your 
specified value is shown on the exposure 
level indicator for comparison to the standard 
exposure level.
XThe exposure level mark is shown in orange 
when the difference from standard exposure 
exceeds 2 stops. “–2” or “+2” is displayed in 
orange in the lower right when you press the 
shutter button halfway.
Specific Shutter Speeds and Aperture 
Values (M Mode)
Still Images
Shutter Speed Aperture Value
Standard 
Exposure Level
Exposure Level 
Indicator
Exposure Level 
Mark
• After you set the shutter speed or aperture value, the exposure level 
may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.
• Screen brightness may change depending on your specified shutter 
speed or aperture value. However, screen brightness remains the 
same when the flash mode is set to h .
• To have the setting you did not configure in step 2 (whether shutter 
speed or aperture value) automatically adjusted to obtain standard 
exposure, hold the shutter button halfway and press the o  button. 
Note that standard exposure may not be possible with some settings.
• With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, ISO speed is   and 
cannot be changed.
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Choose from the three flash levels in D mode.
Enter  D mode.
zSet the mode dial to  D.
Configure the setting.
zPress the m  button, choose  X in the menu, 
and adjust the setting by either pressing the 
op  buttons or turning the  5 dial (p. 39).
•D : Manual
• Calculation of standard exposure is based on the specified metering method 
(p. 117).
Adjusting the Flash Output
•You can also set the flash level by accessing  n (p. 40) and choosing [Flash 
Output] in [Flash Settings] on the  4 tab.
• You can set the flash level in  M or B mode by accessing  n (p. 40), 
choosing [Flash Settings] on the  4 tab, and then setting [Flash Mode] to 
[Manual].
• You can also access the [Flash Settings]  n screen as follows.
- When the flash is up, press the  r button and immediately press the  n 
button.
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Playback Mode
• To prepare the camera for these operations, press the 1 button to enter
Playback mode.
Have fun reviewing your shots, and browse or edit them 
in many ways
• It may not be possible to play back or edit images that were renamed 
or already edited on a computer, or images from other cameras.
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After shooting images or movies, you can view them on the screen as follows.
Enter Playback mode.
zPress the 1 button.XYour last shot is displayed.
Browse through your images.
zTo view the previous image, press the q  
button or turn the  5 dial counterclockwise. 
To view the next image, press the  r button or 
turn the 5  dial clockwise.
zPress and hold the  qr buttons to browse 
through images quickly. Images appear 
grainy at this time.
zTo access Scroll Display mode, turn the  5 
dial rapidly. In this mode, turn the  5 dial to 
browse through images.
zTo return to single-image display, press the 
m  button.
zTo browse images grouped by shooting date, 
press the op  buttons in Scroll Display 
mode.
zMovies are identified by a   icon. To 
play movies, go to step 3.
Viewing
Still ImagesMovies
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Play movies.
zTo start playback, press the m button, 
choose   (either press the  op buttons or 
turn the 5  dial), and then press the  m 
button again.
Adjust the volume.
zPress the op  buttons to adjust the volume.
Pause playback.
zTo pause playback, press the  m button. The 
movie control panel is displayed. To resume 
playback, press the  qr buttons or turn the 
5  dial to choose  , and then press the  m 
button.
XAfter the movie is finished,   is 
displayed.
• To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the shutter button 
halfway.
• To deactivate Scroll Display, press the  n button, choose [Scroll Display] 
on the  1 tab, and then choose [Off].
• For playback from the last image viewed, press the  n button, choose 
[Resume] on the  1 tab, and then [Last seen].
• To change the transition shown between images, press the  n button, 
choose [Transition] on the  1 tab, and then press the  qr buttons to choose the 
effect.
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If you switch the camera to simple information display mode (see below), the 
names of up to five detected people registered in Face ID (p. 69) will be 
displayed.
Switch to simple information 
display mode and check.
zPress the l button repeatedly until 
simple information display is activated, and 
then press the  qr buttons or turn the  5 dial 
to choose an image.
XNames will be displayed on detected people.
Press the  l button to view other information on the screen, or to hide the 
information. For details on the information displayed, see p. 226.
*Not shown for movies.
Checking People Detected in Face ID
Still Images
• If you do not want names to display on images shot using Face ID, press the 
n  button, choose [Face ID Info] on the  1 tab, and then set [Name Display] 
to [Off].
Switching Display Modes
Still ImagesMovies
Enables you to 
check the focus  (p. 150)
*
Detailed 
Information Display
No information is 
displayed Simple Information 
Display
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Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed information 
display (p. 148).
zThe graph in detailed information display 
(p. 228) is a histogram showing the 
distribution of brightness in the image. The 
horizontal axis represents the degree of 
brightness, and the vertical axis, how much of 
the image is at each level of brightness. 
Viewing the histogram is a way to check 
exposure.
zTo view still image and movie location 
information (latitude, longitude, and elevation 
recorded when [GPS] was set to [On] (p. 47)) 
and the shooting date and time, press the o 
button in detailed information display.
Latitude, longitude, elevation, and UTC are 
listed from top to bottom.
zPress the o  button again to return to detailed 
information display.
• Switching display modes by pressing the  l button is also possible 
immediately after you shoot, while your shot is displayed. However, simple 
information display is not available. To change the initial display mode, press 
the  n  button and choose [Review Info] on the  4 tab (p. 88).
• If you do not want names to display on images shot using Face ID, press the 
n  button, choose [Face ID Info] on the  1 tab, and then set [Name Display] 
to [Off].
Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
Histogram
Bright
Dark High
Low
GPS Information Display SX260 HS
•
[---] shown instead of numerical values indicates that the information 
was not received from GPS satellites, or that accurate positioning 
was not possible.
• UTC: Coordinated Universal Time, essentially the same as Greenwich Mean 
Time
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To check the focus of your shots, you can magnify the area of the image that 
was in the AF frame at the time of shooting.
Access Focus Check.
zPress the l button (p. 148).XA white frame is displayed where the AF 
frame was when the focus was set.
XGray frames are displayed over faces 
detected later, in Playback mode.
XThe portion of the image in the orange frame 
is magnified.
Switch frames.
zMove the zoom lever toward  k once.XThe screen at left is displayed.zTo switch to a different frame when there are 
multiple frames, press the  m button.
Zoom in or out, or view other image 
areas.
zAs you examine the focus, use the zoom 
lever to zoom in or out. Press the  op 
buttons to adjust the display position.
zPress the n  button to restore the original 
display in step 1.
Checking the Focus
Still Images
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