Canon PowerShot SD870 IS PowerShot SD870 IS DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS 860 IS - Page 194

192 Troubleshooting Too much light is shining directly into the camera, or is being reflected off the subject. Flash is set to on. z Change the shooting angle. z Set the flash to (Flash off) (p. 71). Image contains noise. ISO speed is too high. z Higher ISO speeds and (High ISO Auto) setting may increase image noise. For higher image quality, use as low an ISO speed as possible (p. 104). z In , , , , , and modes, the ISO speed increases and noise can appear. White dots appear on the image. Light from the flash has z This is a phenomenon that occurs reflected off dust particles or with digital cameras and does not insects in the air. This is constitute a malfunction. particularly noticeable when shooting using the wide angle. Eyes appear red. Light is reflected back from z Turn [On] the Red-Eye setting in the the eyes when the flash is Rec. menu (p. 86). For this mode to used in dark areas. be effective, the subject must be looking right at the red-eye reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp. Even better results can be obtained by increasing the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closer to the subject. The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the effect. z You can correct red eyes in images using the Red-Eye Correction function (p. 151).