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], and then press the  m 
button.
zPress the qr  buttons to choose an option.zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial to 
specify the date and time.
zWhen finished, press the  m button.
Save the settings.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5
 dial to 
choose [Save], and then press the  m button.
zAfter a message is displayed, press the 
qr 
buttons or turn the  5
 dial to choose [Yes], 
and then press the  m button.
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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 person 
when shooting.
XWhen you point the camera toward a subject, 
the names of up to 3 registered people will be 
displayed when they are detected.
zShoot.XDisplayed names will be recorded in still 
images. Even if people are detected, but their 
names are not displayed, the names (up to 5 
people) will be recorded in the image.
•The flash will not fire when following step 2.
• If you do not register a birthday in step 5, Babies or Children icons 
(p. 59) will not display in  A mode.
•You can overwrite registered face info, and add face info later if you have not 
filled all 5 face info slots (p. 75).
Shooting
•People other than those registered may be mistakenly detected as 
the registered person if they share similar facial features.
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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 registered face information.
• If a registered face is not detected, or not easily detected, overwrite \
registered 
information with new face info. Registering face info right before shooting will 
allow for easier detection of registered faces.
• If a person is mistakenly detected as another person and you continue shooting, 
you can edit or erase the name recorded in the image during playback (p. 75).
• Because faces of babies and children change quickly as they grow, you should 
update their face info regularly (p. 75).
• When information display is set to off (p. 38), names will not display, but will be 
recorded in the image.
• If you don’t want names to be recorded in still images, choose [Face ID Settings] 
on the  4 tab, choose [Face ID], and then choose [Off].
• You can check names recorded in images in the playback screen (p. 148).
Checking and Editing Registered Information
Checking Registered Face ID Information
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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 3 on p. 73.
• You can use the included software to edit registered names. Some characters 
entered with the included software may not display on the camera, but will be 
correctly recorded in images.
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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 person to overwrite, and then 
press the m  button.
XIf 4 or less face information slots are 
registered, follow step 5 on p. 76 to add more 
face info.
Access the face info screen.
zRead the message that displays, press the 
qr buttons or turn the  5 dial to choose 
[OK], and then press the  m button.
zThe face info screen is displayed.
Choose the face info to overwrite.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial 
to choose the face info to overwrite, and then 
press the m  button.
Overwriting and Adding Face Information
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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.
zPress the op buttons to choose the 
name of the person whose face info you want 
to erase, and then press the  m button.
Access the [Face Info List] screen.
zPress the op  buttons or turn the  5 dial to 
choose [Face Info List], and then press the 
m  button.
•You cannot add face information if all 5 information slots are filled. Follow the 
steps above to overwrite face information.
• You can follow the above steps to register new face info when there is at least 
one slot open, however you cannot overwrite any face information. Instead of 
overwriting face info, first erase unwanted existing info (see below), and then 
register new face information (p. 70) as needed.
Erasing Face Information
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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 [Erase Info] screen.
zFollow step 1 on p. 69 and choose [Erase 
Info].
Choose the name of the person 
whose info you want to erase.
zPress the op  buttons to choose the 
name of a person whose 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.
Erasing Registered Information
•
If you erase a registered person’s info, you will not be able to display 
their name (p. 148) overwrite their info (p. 75), or search images for 
them (p. 151).
• You can also erase a person’s name only from images (p. 155).
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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 film, used for printing images at 5 x 7-inch or postcard 
sizes.
Native aspect ratio of the camera screen, used for printing images at 3.5 x 5-inch 
or A-series sizes.
Square aspect ratio.
• At aspect ratios other than  , digital zoom (p. 63) is not available ([Digital 
Zoom] is set to [Off]).
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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 Images
Guidelines for Choosing Resolution Based on Paper Size 
(for 4:3 Images)
A2 (16.5 x 23.4 in.)
A3 – A5 (11.7 x 
16.5 – 5.8 x 8.3 in.)
5 x 7 in.
Postcard
3.5 x 5 in.
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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 may be applied to image areas other than eyes 
(if the camera misinterprets red eye makeup as red pupils, for 
example).
• You can also correct existing images (p. 177).
• You can also access the screen in step 2 by pressing the  r button and then the 
n  button.
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