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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Troubleshooting
Ifyouthinkthereisaproblemwiththecamera,rstcheckthefollowing.
If the items below do not solve your problem, contact a Canon Customer
Support Help Desk.
Power
Nothing happens when the power button is pressed.
A2600
•Conrmthatthebatteryischarged(=
12).
•Conrmthatthebatteryisinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
13).
•Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
13).
•Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the battery a few times.
A1400
•Conrmthatnewbatteriesofthecorrecttypeareinserted(=
14).
•Conrmthatthebatteriesareinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
14).
•Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
14).
•Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the batteries a few times.
A2600
The battery is depleted quickly.
•Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the battery a little
by putting it in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch any
metal objects.
•If these measures do not help and the battery is still depleted soon after charging, it
has reached the end of its life. Purchase a new battery.
A1400
Batteries are depleted quickly.
•Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the batteries a little
by putting them in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch
any metal objects.
A2600
The battery is swollen.
•Battery swelling is normal and does not pose any safety concerns. However, if battery
swellingpreventsthebatteryfromttinginthecamera,contactaCanonCustomer
Support Help Desk.
Display on a TV
Camera images look distorted or not displayed on a TV (=
90).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
•In Playback mode (=
17), press the shutter button halfway (=
29).
A1400
Nothing is displayed (=
35).
Strange display on the screen under low light (=
30).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are
recorded in movies.
•The screen may darken under bright light.
•ThescreenmayickerunderuorescentorLEDlighting.
•Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that includes a
bright light source.
No date stamp is added to images.
•Congurethe[DateStamp ] setting (=
41). Note that date stamps are not
addedtoimagesautomatically,merelybecauseyouhaveconguredthe[Date/Time]
setting (=
16).
•Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=
115) in which this setting cannot
becongured(=
41).