Canon PowerShot SX260 HS User Guide

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Check the GPS log files.
zChoose a date and press the m button. The 
recorded latitude, longitude, time, and 
number of logs acquired on that date are 
displayed.
You can have the date and time for the configured time zone (pp. 17, 189) 
automatically updated when the camera receives GPS signals.
Set [GPS] to [On].
zFollow steps 1 – 2 on p. 45 to configure the 
setting.
Configure the setting.
zPress the n  button, choose [GPS Auto 
Time] on the 3  tab, and then choose [On] 
(p. 40).
zTo set daylight saving time, follow the steps 
on p. 189.
[Update completed] is shown on the [Date/Time] screen in step 2 on p. 17 
after the date and time are automatically updated. [GPS Auto Time: On] is 
shown if a GPS signal has not been received yet.
Number of Logs Acquired
Latitude Longitude Time
Automatically Updating  the Date and Time
Confirming Automatic Time Updating
•When [GPS Auto Time] is set to [On], you cannot change the date 
and time by accessing the [Date/Time] screen as described on p. 18, 
because this information will be updated automatically.
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Smart Auto Mode
Convenient mode for easy shots with greater control 
over shooting
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For fully automatic selection at optimal settings for specific scenes, simply let 
the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
Turn the camera on.
zPress the power button.
Enter A mode.
zSet the mode dial to  A.zAim the camera at the subject. The camera 
will make a slight clicking noise as it 
determines the scene.
XIcons representing the scene and image 
stabilization mode are displayed in the upper 
right of the screen (pp. 59, 61).
XFrames displayed around any detected 
subjects indicate that they are in focus.
Compose the shot.
zTo zoom in and enlarge the subject, move the 
zoom lever toward i  (telephoto), and to 
zoom away from the subject, move it toward 
j  (wide angle). (A zoom bar showing the 
zoom position is displayed.)
Shooting in Smart Auto Mode
Still ImagesMovies
Zoom Bar
Focus Range (approx.)
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Shoot.
Shooting Still ImagesFocus.
zPress the shutter button halfway. The camera 
beeps twice after focusing, and AF frames 
are displayed to indicate image areas in 
focus.
zSeveral AF frames are displayed when 
multiple areas are in focus.
XThe flash automatically rises in low-light 
conditions.
Shoot.
zPress the shutter button all the way down.XAs the camera shoots, a shutter sound is 
played, and in low-light conditions when the 
flash is up, it fires automatically.
zKeep the camera still until the shutter sound 
ends.
XYour shot remains displayed on the screen 
for about two seconds.
zEven while the shot is displayed, you can 
take another shot by pressing the shutter 
button again.
AF Frames
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Shooting MoviesStart shooting.
zPress the movie button. The camera beeps 
once as recording begins, and [ zRec] is 
displayed with the elapsed time.
XBlack bars displayed on the top and bottom 
edges of the screen indicate image areas not 
recorded.
XFrames displayed around any faces that are 
detected indicate that they are in focus.
zOnce recording begins, you can take your 
finger off the movie button.
Resize the subject and 
recompose the shot as needed.
zTo resize the subject, do the same thing as in 
step 3 on p. 54.
However, note that movies shot at zoom 
factors shown in blue will be grainy, and the 
sound of camera operations will be recorded.
zWhen you recompose shots, the focus, 
brightness, and colors will be automatically 
adjusted.
Finish shooting.
zPress the movie button again to stop 
shooting. The camera beeps twice as 
recording stops.
zRecording will stop automatically when the 
memory card  becomes full.
Elapsed Time
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Still Images/Movies
•To activate the screen when the camera is on but the screen is blank, 
press the  l button.
• To restore camera sound if you have accidentally deactivated it (by 
holding the l  button down while turning the camera on), press 
the  n  button and choose [Mute] on the  3 tab, and then press 
the  qr buttons to choose [Off].
• The camera makes a slight noise if shaken, but this is the sound of 
the lens moving and does not indicate mechanical damage.
Still Images
•A flashing   icon warns that images are more likely to be blurred 
by camera shake. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take 
other measures to keep it still.
• If your shots are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to the 
subject. For details on the flash range, see “Specifications” in the 
Getting Started  guide.
• The subject may be too close if the camera only beeps once when 
you press the shutter button halfway. For details on the focusing 
range (shooting range), see “Specifications” in the  Getting Started 
guide.
• To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may be 
activated when shooting in low-light conditions.
• A blinking  h icon displayed when you attempt to shoot indicates that 
shooting is not possible until the flash has finished recharging. 
Shooting can resume as soon as the flash is ready, so either press 
the shutter button all the way down and wait, or release it and press 
it again.
• Restart the camera if the message [Wrong flash position. Restart the 
camera] displayed, which indicates that your finger or some other 
object is obstructing the movement of the flash.
• The flash firing during shots indicates that the camera has automatically 
attempted to ensure optimal colors in the main subject and background (Multi-
area White Balance).
• The shutter sound will not be played when the Sleeping and Babies (Sleeping) 
icons (p. 59) are displayed. 
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Movies
•Keep your fingers away from the 
microphone while shooting movies. 
Blocking the microphone may prevent 
audio from being recorded or may cause 
the recording to sound muffled.
• Avoid touching camera controls other than the movie button when 
shooting movies, because sounds made by the camera will be 
recorded.
• To correct suboptimal image color that may occur in   movie 
shooting (p. 82) after you recompose shots, press the movie button 
to stop recording, and then press it again to resume recording.
• Audio is recorded in stereo.
Microphone
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In A  mode, shooting scenes determined by the camera are indicated by 
the icon displayed, and corresponding settings are automatically selected for 
optimal focusing, subject brightness, and color. Depending on the scene, 
continuous images may be shot (p. 60). 
The background color of icons is light blue when the background is a blue sky, dark 
blue when the background is dark, and gray for all other backgrounds.
The background color of icons is light blue when the background is a blue sky, and 
gray for all other backgrounds.
Scene Icons
Background Normal Backlit Night 
Scene Sunsets Spotlights
Subject
People
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In Motion
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Shadows on Face
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Smiling
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Sleeping
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Babies
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Smiling
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Sleeping
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Children (In Motion)———
Other Subjects
In Motion———
At Close Range
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•The background color of  ,  ,  ,  , and   is dark blue, and the background 
color of   is orange.
• When shooting movies, only People, Other Subjects, and At Close Range icons will be 
displayed.
• When shooting with the self-timer, People (In Motion), Smiling, Sleeping, Babies 
(Smiling), Babies (Sleeping), Children, Other Subjects (In Motion) icons will not be 
displayed.
• When the drive mode is set to   (p. 124), and when [Hg Lamp Corr.] is set to [On] and 
scenes are automatically corrected (p. 81), Smiling, Sleeping, Babies (Smiling), Babies 
(Sleeping), and Children icons will not be displayed. 
• If the flash is set to  !, the Backlit icons for Smiling and Children will not be displayed.
• Babies, Babies (Smiling), Babies (Sleeping), and Children icons will be displayed when 
[Face ID] is set to [On], and the face of a registered baby (under two years old) or child 
(from two to twelve years old) is detected (p. 71). Confirm beforehand that the date and 
time are correct (p. 17).
If you press the shutter button halfway when one of the icons in the table 
below is displayed, one of the following icons will be displayed to inform you 
that the camera will shoot continuous images:  ,  , or  W.
•Try shooting in  G mode (p. 115) if the scene icon does not match 
actual shooting conditions, or if it is not possible to shoot with your 
expected effect, color, or brightness.
Continuous Shooting Scenes
Smiling (including 
Babies)  : Consecutive images are captured, and the camera 
analyzes details such as facial expressions to save the 
image determined to be the best.
Sleeping (including 
Babies)  : Beautiful shots of sleeping faces, created by combining 
consecutive shots to reduce camera shake and image 
noise.
The AF assist beam will not light up, the flash will not fire, 
and the shutter sound will not be played.
Children W
 : So you don’t miss a photo opportunity of children who 
move around, the camera will capture three consecutive 
images for each shot.
•In some scenes, expected images may not be saved, and images 
may not look as expected.
• Focus, image brightness, and color are determined by the first shot.
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