Canon PowerShot SX600 HS User Guide - Page 139
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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] (=61). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=52). • Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=54, 82). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=53). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=26). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=52). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=53). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=28). • Shoot within flash range (=156). • Increase the ISO speed (=54). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=156). • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=26). 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 (=54). • High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=42). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=35). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=38) 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 (=82). 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 (=117). 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" (=146 - 151). 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 (=117, 156). [ ] 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 (=117). • Lower the image quality (=35). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=156). Zooming is not possible. • Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ ] mode (=45). Subjects look distorted. • Subjects that pass in front of the camera quickly may look distorted. This is not a malfunction. Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 139