Canon PowerShot SX510 HS User Guide - Page 144

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] (=65). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=54). • Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=56, 90). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=54, 55). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=27). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=54). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=54, 55). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=29). • Shoot within flash range (=161). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=65, 66). • Increase the ISO speed (=55). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=161). • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=27). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=65, 71). 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 (=55). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=37). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=40) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (=3) in flash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. 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 (=90). 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 (=121). 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 Tab Menu" (=151 - 157). 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 (=121, 161). [ ] 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 (=121). • Lower the image quality (=38). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=161). Zooming is not possible. • Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ ] (=47) and [ ] (=51) modes. Subjects look distorted. • Subjects that pass in front of the camera quickly may look distorted. This is not a malfunction. Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, and M Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 144