Canon A1100 IS - Manual (Page 22)

A 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 30 cm – 4.0 m (12 in. – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle,
and approximately 30 cm – 2.0 m (12 in. – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
• The indicator blinks yellow and the camera beeps once when the shutter
button is pressed halfway?
When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or more
away from your subject and shoot. Move about 30 cm (12 in.) 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.
* Displays 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 displays 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 the
G mode (p. 64) .