Canon PowerShot A510 User Manual page 129

Subject in recorded Insufficient light for shooting.
image is too dark
Subject is dark in comparison to the
background.
Subject is too far for flash to reach.
Subject in recorded Subject is too close causing flash to
image is too bright be too bright.
Subject is bright in comparison to
the background
Light is shining directly or reflected
off subject into the camera.
Flash is set to On
A vertical bar of light Subject is too bright.
(red, purple)
appears on the LCD
monitor
Set the flash on.
Set the exposure compensation to a positive
(+) value or use the spot metering function.
When the flash is used, the distance between
lens and subject should not exceed 3.5 m
(11.5 ft.) at wide angle and 2.2 m (7.2 ft.) at
telephoto.
Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. (See
Changing the ISO Speed (p. 87).)
When the flash is used, the distance between
lens and subject should be no less than
45 cm (1.5 ft.).
Set the exposure compensation to a negative
(–) value or use the spot metering function.
Adjust the camera angle.
Set the flash to any other mode except On.
This is a normal occurrence in devices
containing CCDs and does not constitute a
malfunction. (This red bar of light will not be
recorded when shooting still photos, but it will
be recorded when shooting movies.)
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