Canon PowerShot SX500 IS User Guide - Page 198

Shooting Movies, White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.

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Troubleshooting Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=55). • Shoot within flash range (=217). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=112). • Increase the ISO speed (=96). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=217). • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=27). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=112). 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 (=96). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=69). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=75) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (=6) in flash shots. 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 (=151). 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 (=161). 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" (=206 - 213). 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 high- speed 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 (=160). [ ] 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 (=161). • Lower the image quality (=70). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=217). 198

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Troubleshooting
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (
=
55).
•
Shoot within flash range (
=
217).
•
Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (
=
112).
•
Increase the ISO speed (
=
96).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
•
Shoot within flash range (
=
217).
•
Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [
!
](
=
27).
•
Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (
=
112).
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 (
=
96).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (
=
69).
•
Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (
=
75) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
(
=
6) in flash shots. 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 (
=
151).
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 (
=
161).
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” (
=
206 – 213).
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 high-
speed 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 (
=
160).
[
] 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 (
=
161).
•
Lower the image quality (
=
70).
•
Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (
=
217).