Powershot Camera Manual

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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
Ifyouthinkthereisaproblemwiththecamera,rstcheckthefollowing.
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
• Conrmthatthebatteryischarged(= 12).
• Conrmthatthebatteryisinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
13).
• Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
13).
• Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the battery a few times.
A1400
• Conrmthatnewbatteriesofthecorrecttypeareinserted(= 14).
• Conrmthatthebatteriesareinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
14).
• Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
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
swellingpreventsthebatteryfromttinginthecamera,contactaCanonCustomer
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.
• ThescreenmayickerunderuorescentorLEDlighting.
• 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.
• Congurethe[DateStamp ] setting (= 41). Note that date stamps are not
addedtoimagesautomatically,merelybecauseyouhaveconguredthe[Date/Time]
setting (=
16).
• Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=
115) in which this setting cannot
becongured(=
41).