Canon PowerShot SX730 HS User Manual - Page 165

Shooting Cannot shoot. ●● In Playback mode (=87), press the shutter button halfway (=26). Strange display on the screen under low light (=27). Strange display on the screen when shooting. ●● Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are recorded in movies. -- The screen may flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent or LED lighting. Full-screen display is not available while shooting (=50). No date stamp is added to images. ●● Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=42). Note that date stamps are not added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/ Time] setting (=19). ●● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=178) in which [Date Stamp ] cannot be configured (=42). [ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (=36). [ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=36). ●● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=83). ●● Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=81). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=72). ●● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure the camera (=83). Shots are out of focus. ●● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down to shoot (=26). ●● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=181). ●● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=54). ●● Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated. ●● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (=77, =80). 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 [ ] (=81). ●● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=71). ●● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=72, =104). ●● Use AE lock or spot metering (=71, =71). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●● Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=33). ●● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=71). ●● Use AE lock or spot metering (=71, =71). ●● Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=36). ●● Shoot within flash range (=181). ●● Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=82, =86). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=72). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●● Shoot within flash range (=181). ●● Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=33). ●● Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=82, =86). White spots 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 (=72). ●● High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=59). Subjects are affected by red-eye. ●● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=54). The red-eye reduction lamp (=4) will light up for 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 (=104). Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, and M Mode Playback Mode Wireless Features Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 165