topic SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto

Rhino — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 05:49:40 GMT

Hello. I originally got a SX60 HS back in January 2015 in the UK and it was able to take Superfine photos in Auto mode. But after dropping that one in the water at the end of 2016 I decided to get a replacement SX60 HS while in the USA, but this one wasn't able to take Superfine photos in automatic mode, like my old one.

Is there anything I can do to get my new SX60 HS to take Superfine photos in automatic mode?

Cheers.

Re: SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto

kvbarkley — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:26:09 GMT

My reading of the manual says you can't

Re: SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto

newsense52 — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:16:11 GMT

Give a try to reset the camera to the default mode.

At menu - AF point zoom is " on " and servo is " off " .

MF peaking is " on " and safety MF is " on " try manual focusing.

Re: SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto

kvbarkley — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:54:16 GMT

@newsense52 wrote:
Give a try to reset the camera to the default mode.
At menu - AF point zoom is " on " and servo is " off " .
MF peaking is " on " and safety MF is " on " try manual focusing.

What does this have to do with superfine compression in Auto Mode?

Re: SX60 HS - Superfine in Auto

Richard — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:00:32 GMT

Hi Rhino,

Thanks for posting.

The Super Fine compression setting is not available in the Auto mode.

I recommend using the camera's "P" (Program AE) mode. This mode is still fully automatic, but allows you to make changes that aren't available in Auto, such as the Super Fine compression, white balance and ISO settings, to name a few.