Canon PowerShot SX260 HS User Guide

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Choose [Select Range].
zFollowing step 2 on p. 169, choose [Select 
Range] and press the m button.
Choose images.
zFollow steps 2 – 3 on p. 161 to specify 
images.
Choose a category.
zPress the p  button to choose the type of 
image, and then press the  qr buttons or turn 
the  5 dial to choose a category.
Finish the setup process.
zPress the p  button to choose [Select], and 
then press the  m button.
Selecting a Range
•You can clear the selection of all images in the [Select Range] category by 
choosing [Deselect] in step 4.
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Save a copy of images at a lower resolution.
Choose [Resize].
zPress the n button, and then choose 
[Resize] on the  1 tab (p. 40).
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose the image, and then press the  m 
button.
Choose an image size.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose the size, and then press the  m 
button.
X[Save new image?] is displayed.
Save the new image.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the  5
 dial to 
choose [OK], and then press the  m button.
XThe image is now saved as a new file.
Review the new image.
zPress the n
 button. [Display new 
image?] is displayed.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the  5
 dial to 
choose [Yes], and then press the  m button.
XThe saved image is now displayed.
Editing Still Images
•
Image editing (pp. 172 – 177) is only available when the memory 
card has sufficient free space.
Resizing Images
Still Images
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You can specify a portion of an image to save as a separate image file.
Choose [Trimming].
zPress the n button, and then choose 
[Trimming] on the 1  tab (p. 40).
Choose an image.
zPress the qr buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose the image, and then press the  m 
button.
•
Editing is not possible for images saved as   in step 3.
• Images cannot be resized to a higher resolution.
Cropping
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Adjust the cropping area.
XA frame is displayed around the portion of the 
image to be cropped.
XThe original image is shown in the upper left, 
and a preview of the image as cropped is 
shown in the lower right.
zTo resize the frame, move the zoom lever.zTo move the frame, press the opq buttons.zTo change the frame orientation, press the 
l button.
zFaces detected in the image are shown with 
gray frames around them (in the upper-left 
image), which can be used for cropping. 
Switch between frames as needed by turning 
the 5 dial.
zPress the m  button.
Save as a new image and review.
zFollow steps 4 – 5 on p. 172.
Cropping Area
Preview of Image After Cropping
Resolution After Cropping
•Editing is not possible for images shot at a resolution of   (p. 79) or 
resized to   (p. 172).
• Images supported for cropping will have the same aspect ratio after cropping.
• Cropped images will have a smaller resolution than uncropped images.
• If you crop still images shot using Face ID, only the names of the people left in 
the cropped image will remain. 
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You can adjust image colors and then save the edited image as a separate 
file. For details on each option, see p. 122.
Choose [My Colors].
zPress the n button, and then choose 
[My Colors] on the 1 tab (p. 40).
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose the image, and then press the  m 
button.
Choose an option.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose an option, and then press the  m 
button.
Save as a new image and review.
zFollow steps 4 – 5 on p. 172.
Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)
• Image quality of pictures you repeatedly edit this way will be a little 
lower each time, and you may not be able to obtain the desired color.
• The color of images edited using this function may vary slightly from the color of 
images shot using My Colors (p. 122).
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Excessively dark image areas (such as faces or backgrounds) can be 
detected and automatically adjusted to the optimal brightness. Insufficient 
overall image contrast is also automatically corrected, to make subjects stand 
out better. Choose from four correction levels, and then save the image as a 
separate file.
Choose [i-Contrast].
zPress the n button, and then choose [i-
Contrast] on the  1 tab (p. 40).
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose an image, and then press the  m 
button.
Choose an option.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose an option, and then press the  m 
button.
Save as a new image and review.
zFollow steps 4 – 5 on p. 172.
Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast)
• For some images, correction may be inaccurate or may cause 
images to appear grainy.
• Images may look grainy after repeated editing using this function.
• If [Auto] does not produce the expected results, try correcting images using 
[Low], [Medium], or [High].
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Automatically corrects images affected by red-eye. You can save the 
corrected image as a separate file.
Choose [Red-Eye Correction].
zPress the n button, and then choose 
[Red-Eye Correction] on the  1 tab (p. 40).
Choose an image.
zPress the qr  buttons or turn the 5  dial to 
choose an image.
Correct the image.
zPress the m  button.XRed-eye detected by the camera is now 
corrected, and frames are displayed around 
corrected image areas.
zEnlarge or reduce images as needed. Follow 
the steps in “Magnifying Images” (p. 156).
Save as a new image and review.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial 
to choose [New File], and then press the  m 
button.
XThe image is now saved as a new file.zFollow step 5 on p. 172.
Correcting Red-Eye
• Some images may not be corrected accurately.
• To overwrite the original image with the corrected image, choose 
[Overwrite] in step 4. In this case, the original image will be erased.
• Protected images cannot be overwritten.
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You can cut movies to remove unneeded portions at the beginning or end.
Choose *.
zFollowing steps 1 – 3 on p. 146, choose  * 
and press the  m button.
XThe movie editing panel and editing bar are 
now displayed.
Specify portions to cut.
zPress the op  buttons to choose   or  .zTo view the portions you can cut (identified by 
 on the screen), press the  qr buttons or 
turn the  5 dial to move  . Cut the beginning 
of the movie (from  ) by choosing  , and 
cut the end of the movie by choosing  .
zEven if you move   to a position other than a   mark, choosing   will only cut the 
portion from the nearest   to the left, and 
choosing   will cut the portion from the 
nearest   to the right.
Review the edited movie.
zPress the op  buttons to choose  , and 
then press the  m button. The edited movie is 
now played.
zTo edit the movie again, repeat step 2.zTo cancel editing, press the  op buttons to 
choose . Press the  m button, choose 
[OK] (either press the  qr buttons or turn the 
5  dial), and then press the  m button again.
Editing Movies
Movies
Movie Editing Bar
Movie Editing Panel
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Save the edited movie.
zPress the op buttons to choose  , and 
then press the  m button.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial 
to choose [New File], and then press the  m 
button.
XThe movie is now saved as a new file.
• To overwrite the original movie with the cut one, choose [Overwrite] 
in step 4. In this case, the original movie will be erased.
• [Overwrite] is only available when memory cards lack sufficient free 
space.
• Movies may not be saved if the battery runs out while saving is in 
progress.
• When editing movies, you should use a fully charged battery or an 
AC adapter kit (sold separately, p. 197).
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