Canon A540 - Manual (Page 96)

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Eyes appear red.
Light is reflected back from
the eyes when the flash is
used in dark areas. ! Use the (red-eye reduction)
mode (Basic Guide p. 8). For this
mode to 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.
Continuous shooting slows down.
The memory card’s
performance has dropped. ! To enhance the continuous
shooting performance, you are
recommended to format the
memory card in the camera after
you save all its images to your
computer
(p. 30) .
Recording images to memory card takes a long
time.
Memory card was formatted
in another device. ! Use a memory card formatted in
your camera
(p. 30) .
Lens will not retract.
Memory card slot cover/
battery cover was opened
with power on. ! After closing the memory card slot/
battery cover, turn the power on
then back off (Basic Guide p. 1).