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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
• In this guide, icons are used to represent the corresponding camera
buttons on which they appear, or which they resemble.
• The following camera buttons and controls are represented by icons.
<o> Up button
on back
<q> Left button on back
<r> Right button on back
<p> Down button on back
• Shooting modes and on-screen icons and text are indicated in brackets.
•
: Important information you should know
•
: Notes and tips for expert camera use
• =xx: Pages with related information (in this example, “xx” represents a
page number)
• Instructions in this guide apply to the camera under default settings.
• For convenience, all supported memory cards are simply referred to as
the “memory card”.
• The tabs shown above titles indicate whether the function is used for still
images, movies, or both.
Still Images
: Indicates that the function is used when shooting or
viewing still images.
Movies
: Indicates that the function is used when shooting or
viewing movies.
• The following icons are used to indicate functions that differ depending
on the camera model:
A2600
: Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A2600 only
A1400
: Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A1400 only
• This guide uses PowerShot A2600 illustrations and screenshots for all
explanations.