Canon PowerShot SX50 HS User Guide - Page 249
Shots are out of focus., shooting is not possible - troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting • Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=270 - 271) in which this setting cannot be configured (=61). [h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (=49). [ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway. • Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=147). • Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h] (=142). • Increase the ISO speed (=117). • Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this case, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] (=147). Shots are out of focus. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down to shoot (=39). • Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=276). • Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=82). • Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated. • Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (=134, 140). 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. • Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h] (=142). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=115). • Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=120, 192). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=115, 116). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=47). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=115). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=115, 116). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=49). • Shoot within flash range (=276). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=144, 145). • Increase the ISO speed (=117). 249