Canon PowerShot SX120 IS PowerShot SX120 IS Camera User Guide - Page 24

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Taking Pictures • the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting? The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash range of approximately 50 cm - 4.0 m (1.6 - 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 1.0 - 2.5 m (3.3 - 8.2 ft.) at maximum telephoto. • the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway? Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move about 5 cm (2.0 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto. • the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway? To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in dark areas. • the screen turns off when you try to take an image? When flash recharging begins, the screen turns off. The screen turns on again when recharging ends. Scene Icons The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject brightness and color. Background Subject Bright Including Blue Skies Sunsets Backlit Backlit People - Dark When Using Tripod * Subjects Other Than People/Landscapes * Close Subjects - - Icon Background Color Gray Light Blue * Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod. Orange Dark Blue Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a wall for example), or the "Blue Skies" icons may appear and it may not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try shooting in G mode (p. 66). 24

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Taking Pictures
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•
the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash
range of approximately 50 cm – 4.0 m (1.6 – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and
approximately 1.0 – 2.5 m (3.3 – 8.2 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
•
the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move
about 5 cm (2.0 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
1.0 m (3.3 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
•
the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in
dark areas.
•
the screen turns off when you try to take an image?
When flash recharging begins, the screen turns off. The screen turns on again
when recharging ends.
Scene Icons
The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then
automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject
brightness and color.
*
Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Background
Bright
Including Blue
Skies
Sunsets
Dark
Subject
Backlit
Backlit
When
Using
Tripod
People
–
*
Subjects Other Than
People/Landscapes
*
Close Subjects
–
–
Icon Background
Color
Gray
Light Blue
Orange
Dark Blue
Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a
wall for example),
or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try
shooting in
G
mode (p. 66).