Canon PowerShot ELPH 350 HS User Guide - Page 141

Shooting Cannot shoot. ●● In Playback mode (=69), press the shutter button halfway (=25). Strange display on the screen under low light (=26). 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 flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent or LED lighting. No date stamp is added to images. ●● Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=19). Note that date stamps are not added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/ Time] setting (=39). ●● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=151) in which [Date Stamp ] cannot be configured (=39). [ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (=33). [ ] is displayed on the screen when the shutter button is pressed halfway (= 33). ●● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=44). ●● Set the flash mode to [ ] (=66). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=59). ●● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure the camera (=44). Shots are out of focus. ●● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down to shoot (=25). ●● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=158). ●● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=45). ●● Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated. No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the shutter button is pressed halfway. ●● To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly. Subjects in shots look too dark. ●● Set the flash mode to [ ] (=66). ●● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=58). ●● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=59, =86). ●● Use spot metering (=58). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●● Set the flash mode to [ ] (=30). ●● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=58). ●● Use spot metering (=58). ●● Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=33). ●● Shoot within flash range (=158). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=59). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●● Shoot within flash range (=158). ●● Set the flash mode to [ ] (=30). White spots appear in flash shots. ●● This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles. Shots look grainy. ●● Lower the ISO speed (=59). ●● High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=49). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=41). ●● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=45). Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp (=4) is lit (for about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also try increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range. ●● Edit images using red-eye correction (=86). Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 141