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PowerShot SX260 HS Support
FAQs & troubleshooting

Name of components and information displayed on the screen (PowerShot SX260 HS / SX240 HS)

Content Id: 8201408300


Front Panel


LampFlash
LensSpeaker
Zoom lever
Shooting: (telephoto) / (wide angle)
Playback: (magnify) / (index)
Tripod socket
Power buttonDC coupler terminal cover
Shutter buttonMemory card/battery cover
GPS antennaStrap mount
Microphone

Back Panel


Screen (LCD monitor)Indicator
Mode dial (Exposure compensation) / Up button
AV OUT (Audio/video output) / DIGITAL terminal (Macro) / (Manual focus) / Left button
HDMITM terminalControl dial
(Playback) buttonFUNC./SET button
button (Flash) / Right button
(Display) button (Self-timer) / (Single image erase) / Down button
Movie button

Shooting (Information Display)


Battery levelDate stamp
Camera orientation*ISO speed
White balanceAE lock, FE lock
My ColorsExposure compensation bar
Drive modeShutter speed
Grid linesAperture value
Eye-Fi connection statusExposure compensation level
Metering methodi-Contrast
Still image compression, Resolution GPS reception status
Recordable shots Logger function
Self-timerMercury lamp correction
Movie resolutionCamera shake warning
Remaining timeExposure shift bar
Digital zoom magnification, Digital tele-converterZoom bar
Focusing rangeBlink detection
Shooting mode, Scene iconExposure level
Flash modeMF indicator
AF frameImage stabilization
Red-eye correctionTime zone
Flash exposure compensation / Flash output levelWind filter
Spot AE point frame

* : Regular orientation, : Held vertically

The camera detects the shooting orientation and adjusts settings for optimal shots.

Orientation is also detected during playback, and in either orientation, the camera automatically rotates images as needed.

However, the orientation may not be detected correctly when the camera is pointed straight up or down.

Playback (Detailed Information Display)


Movies / High-speed burst HQ
Switch display / GPS information
Current image no. / Total no. of images
My CategoryShutter speed (still images), Image quality / Frame rate (movies)
Shooting modeAperture value
ISO speed, Playback speedi-Contrast
Exposure compensation level, Exposure shift levelFlash, Flash exposure compensation
White balanceFocusing range
HistogramFile size
Group playback, Image editingStill images: Resolution
Movies: Movie length
Compression (image quality)/ Resolution, MOV (movies)Protection
Print orderFavorite
Transferred via Eye-FiMy Colors
Battery levelMercury lamp correction
Metering methodShooting date/time
Folder number - File numberRed-eye correction
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