Canon PowerShot SD890 IS PowerShot SD890 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 970 IS Camera User - Page 199

197 Troubleshooting Eyes appear red. Light is reflected back from the eyes when the flash is used in dark areas. z Shoot with [Red-Eye Lamp] in the [Flash Settings] menu set to [On] (p. 80). For this mode to be effective, the subject must be looking right at the red-eye reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp. Even better results can be obtained by increasing the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closer to the subject. The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the effect. z If you set the [Red Eye Corr.] in the [Flash Settings] to [On], the camera will automatically correct red eyes while shooting and record the image to the card (p. 80). z You can correct red eyes in recorded images using the [Red-Eye Correction] in the Playback menu (p. 142). Continuous shooting slows down. The memory card's z To enhance the continuous shooting performance has dropped. performance, you are recommended to low level format the memory card in the camera after you save all its images to your computer (p. 178). Recording images to memory card takes a long time. Memory card was formatted in another device. z Use a memory card formatted in your camera (p. 178).