Canon S60 PowerShot S60 Camera User Guide - Page 142

Rec. Menu, Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus, Locking the Exposure Setting AE Lock,

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Problem Image is blurred or out of focus Subject in recorded image is too dark Subject in recorded image is too dark Cause Camera moved. Autofocus function hampered by obstruction to AF auxiliary light emitter. AF-assist Beam is set to off. Subject out of focal range. Subject is hard to focus on. Insufficient light for shooting. Subject dark in comparison to the background. Subject too far for flash to reach. Solution zBe careful not to move the camera when pressing the shutter button. zUse a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera shake warning appears. Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with your finger or other items. Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].  See Rec. Menu (p. 67) zEnsure that there is at least 44 cm (1.4 ft.) between the camera lens and subject. zUse the (Macro) mode to shoot close-ups between 4 and 44 cm (1.6 in. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 30 and 44 cm (1.0 ft. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum telephoto. Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.  See Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus (p. 96). Set the flash to on. zSet the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting. zUse the AE lock or spot metering function.  See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 89) and Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 78). zTo use the flash, shoot within the following ranges: ISO 100 equivalent: 55 cm to 4.2 m (1.8 ft. to 14 ft.) from the subject at the maximum wide angle and within 55 cm to 2.0 m (1.8 ft. to 6.6 ft.) at the maximum telephoto setting. zRaise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot.  See Changing the ISO Speed (p. 84). 140 Appendix

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Appendix
Image is blurred or out
of focus
Camera moved.
Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the shutter
button.
Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera shake
warning
appears.
Autofocus function hampered by obstruction to
AF auxiliary light emitter.
Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with your
finger or other items.
AF-assist Beam is set to off.
Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].
See
Rec. Menu
(p. 67)
Subject out of focal range.
Ensure that there is at least 44 cm (1.4 ft.) between the
camera lens and subject.
Use the
(Macro) mode to shoot close-ups between 4 and
44 cm (1.6 in. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 30 and
44 cm (1.0 ft. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
Subject is hard to focus on.
Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.
See
Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus
(p. 96).
Subject in recorded
image is too dark
Insufficient light for shooting.
Set the flash to on.
Subject dark in comparison to the background.
Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
See
Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock)
(p. 89)
and
Switching between Light Metering Modes
(p. 78).
Subject in recorded
image is too dark
Subject too far for flash to reach.
To use the flash, shoot within the following ranges:
ISO 100 equivalent:
55 cm to 4.2 m (1.8 ft. to 14 ft.) from the
subject at the maximum wide angle and within 55 cm to 2.0 m
(1.8 ft. to 6.6 ft.) at the maximum telephoto setting.
Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot.
See
Changing the ISO Speed
(p. 84).
Problem
Cause
Solution