Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual page 126

Appendices
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Problem
Shots are blurry or The camera was moving when you he e cam am a wa a wa
unfocused. took the shot. ook th oo h ot ot.
A Autofo Autofocus function hampered by fo
o obstru obstruction to AF-assist beam. u
The AF-assist T The AF-assist beam settings are set to F-assist
[Off]. Off Off].
The subject was outside the range over
which the camera can focus.
The subject is difficult to focus on.
The subject comes Insufficient light for shooting. suf suffic ffic ligh igh
out underexposed
The subject is darker than the The Th e
(too dark).
sur s surroundings. r s. s.
The subject is beyond the range of the The subject is The subject is e subject
flash. la ash sh.
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Cause ause ause
movin moving wh wh n n yo o • Hold the camera steady when shooting. Hold Hold t d
io on hampered ham mpered by by • Be careful not to block the AF-assist beam
A A F-assist bea F ssis st beam flash part with a finger or other object.
st am • Turn the [AF-assist beam] of the Rec. menu
[On] (p. 106).
• Ensure that there is at least 20 cm (7.9 in.)
between the camera lens and subject.
• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups e macro mod
between 5 to 20 cm (2 to 7.9 in.) from the een 5 to 20 c een 5 to 20 c
lens lens. s.
• Wh • When shooting distant subjects, set the Whe e ooting ooting
camera to infinity mode. ca am me
cul cult to t to us us o on • Us • Use the Focus Lock when shooting. (Using • Us •
the Focus Lock (p. 56))
fo or • Set the flash on.
a arker than the ker than the • Set exposure compensation to a positive
value.
ond the nd th • When flash is used, the distance between
lens and subject should not exceed 2 m
(6.7 ft.).
Solution
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