Canon PowerShot G16 User Guide - Page 186

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] (=85). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=68). • Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=72, 120). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=69). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=29). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=68). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=69). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=32). • Shoot within flash range (=205). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=86, 94). • Increase the ISO speed (=70). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=205). • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=29). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=86, 94). 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 (=70). • High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=53). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=45). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=49) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (=3) 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 (=121). 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 (=154). 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" (=193 - 201). The Babies or Children icon does not display. • The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face information (=39). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday, re-register face information (=39), or make sure that the date/time are set correctly (=151). Cannot shoot planetarium stars well in [ ] mode. • Shoot actual starry skies instead. 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 (=153, 205). [ ] 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 (=154). • Lower the image quality (=46). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=205). Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 186