Canon PowerShot S410 PowerShot S500/410, DIGITAL IXUS 500/430 Camera User Guid - Page 140

Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects, Focus Lock, AF Lock, Adjusting the ISO, Speed

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Problem Image is blurred or out of focus Subject in recorded image is too dark Subject in recorded image is too bright A bar of light (red, purple) appears on the LCD monitor Cause Solution The subject is hard to focus on • Use the focus lock or AF lock to shoot. See Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock) (p. 72). Insufficient light for • Set the flash to on. shooting Subject is dark in contrast to the background • Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting or use the spot metering function. Subject is too far away for flash to reach • Shoot within 3.5 m (11 ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide angle or 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) of the subject at the telephoto end setting using the flash. • Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. See Adjusting the ISO Speed (p. 85). Subject is too close, • When using the flash, stay at making the flash too least 46 cm (1.5 ft.) from the strong subject. Subject is bright in • Set the exposure compensation contrast to the to a negative (-) setting or use the background spot metering function. Light is shining directly on the subject or reflected off the subject into the camera • Change the shooting angle. Flash is set to on • Set the flash to off. Subject is too bright • This is a normal occurrence in devices containing CCDs and does not constitute a malfunction. (This bar of light will not be recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be recorded when shooting movies.) 138

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138
Image is blurred or
out of focus
The subject is hard
to focus on
•
Use the focus lock or AF lock to
shoot.
See
Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock)
(p. 72).
Subject in recorded
image is too dark
Insufficient light for
shooting
• Set the flash to on.
Subject is dark in
contrast to the
background
• Set the exposure compensation
to a positive (+) setting or use the
spot metering function.
Subject is too far
away for flash to
reach
• Shoot within
3.5
m (
11
ft.) of the
subject at the maximum wide
angle or 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) of the
subject at the telephoto end
setting using the flash.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then
shoot. See
Adjusting the ISO
Speed
(p. 85).
Subject in recorded
image is too bright
Subject is too close,
making the flash too
strong
• When using the flash, stay at
least
46
cm (
1.5
ft.) from the
subject.
Subject is bright in
contrast to the
background
• Set the exposure compensation
to a negative (-) setting or use the
spot metering function.
Light is shining
directly on the
subject or reflected
off the subject into
the camera
• Change the shooting angle.
Flash is set to on
• Set the flash to off.
A bar of light (red,
purple) appears on
the LCD monitor
Subject is too bright
• This is a normal occurrence in
devices containing CCDs and
does not constitute a
malfunction. (This bar of light will
not be recorded when shooting
still photos, but it will be recorded
when shooting movies.)
Problem
Cause
Solution