Troubleshooting - Canon PowerShot A2600 User Manual

Troubleshooting

If you think there is a problem with the camera, first 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.
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• Confirm that the battery is charged (=
• Confirm that the battery is inserted facing the correct way (=
• Confirm that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed (=
• Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the battery a few times.
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• Confirm that new batteries of the correct type are inserted (=
• Confirm that the batteries are inserted facing the correct way (=
• Confirm that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed (=
•
Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the batteries a few times.
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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.
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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.
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The battery is swollen.
• Battery swelling is normal and does not pose any safety concerns. However, if battery
swelling prevents the battery from fitting in the camera, contact a Canon Customer
Support Help Desk.
Display on a TV
Camera images look distorted or not displayed on a TV
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
•
In Playback mode (= 17), press the shutter button halfway
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Nothing is displayed (= 35).
Strange display on the screen under low light
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 flicker under fluorescent 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.
• Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=
added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/Time]
setting (= 16).
• Date stamps are not added in shooting modes
be configured (= 41).
(= 90).
(= 29).
(= 30).
41). Note that date stamps are not
(= 115) in which this setting cannot
Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Smart Auto
Mode
3
Other Shooting
Modes
4
P Mode
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
8
Appendix
Index
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