Canon PowerShot N Black Camera User Guide - Page 120

Subjects in shots look too dark. • Set the flash mode to [h] (=63). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=60). • Use spot metering (=60). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Set the flash mode to [!] (=44). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=60). • Use spot metering (=60). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=38). • Shoot within flash range (=130). • Increase the ISO speed (=61). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=130). • Set the flash mode to [!] (=44). White dots or similar image artifacts 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 (=61). Subjects are affected by red-eye. • Edit images using red-eye correction (=77). Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is slower. • Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=109). Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available. • Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to "Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode", "FUNC. Menu", and "Shooting Menu" (=126 - 127). The Babies or Children icon does not display. • The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face information (=44). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday, re-register face information (=44), or make sure that the date/time are set correctly (=106). Shooting Movies The elapsed time shown is incorrect, or recording is interrupted. • Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to a card that supports highspeed recording. Note that even if the elapsed time display is incorrect, the length of movies on the memory card corresponds to the actual recording time (=108, 130). [ ] is displayed and shooting stops automatically. The camera's internal memory buffer filled up as the camera could not record to the memory card quickly enough. Try one of the following measures. • Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=109). • Lower the image quality (=50). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=130). Zooming is not possible. • Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ modes. ] (=55) and [ ] (=57) Playback Playback is not possible. • Image or movie playback may not be possible if a computer is used to rename files or alter the folder structure. Refer to the Software Guide (=20) for details on folder structure and file names. Playback stops, or audio skips. • Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the camera (=109). • There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards that have slow read speeds. • When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may skip if computer performance is inadequate. Cover Preliminary Notes and Legal Information Contents: Basic Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Creative Shot Mode 3 Auto Mode/ Hybrid Auto Mode 4 Other Shooting Modes 5 P Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 120