Canon PowerShot N - Manual (Page 120)

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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Camera Basics
Creative Shot
Mode
Auto Mode/
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
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Appendix
Advanced Guide
Subjects in shots look too dark.
• Set the flash mode to [ h] ( = 63).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 60).
• Use spot metering ( = 60).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Set the flash mode to [ !] ( = 44).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 60).
• Use spot metering ( = 60).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing ( = 38).
• Shoot within flash range ( =
130).
•
Increase the ISO speed (
=
61).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range ( = 130).
• Set the flash mode to [ !] ( = 44).
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 ( = 61).
Subjects are affected by red-eye.
• Edit images using red-eye correction ( = 77).
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 ( = 109).
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 Menu” (
= 126 – 127).
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 (
=
44). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday,
re-register face information ( = 44), or make sure that the date/time are set
correctly (
=
106).
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 (
= 108,
130).
[ ] 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 ( = 109).
• Lower the image quality ( = 50).
• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording ( = 130).
Zooming is not possible.
•
Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ ] (
=
55) and [ ] (
=
57)
modes.
Playback
Playback is not possible.
• Image or movie playback may not be possible if a computer is used to rename files or
alter the folder structure. Refer to the Software Guide (
=
20) for details on folder
structure and file names.
Playback stops, or audio skips.
• Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the
camera (
= 109).
• There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards that
have slow read speeds.
• When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may skip
if computer performance is inadequate.
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