Canon PowerShot S5 IS User Manual page 148

Display flickers.
Display flickers when shot
under fluorescent lighting.
A bar of light (red, purple) appears on the LCD
Monitor
Sometimes appears when
shooting a bright subject,
such as the sun or other
light source.
appears.
A slow shutter speed has
likely been selected
because of insufficient
lighting.
appears.
This displays when using
a memory card that has
print settings, transfer
settings or slide show
image settings set by
other DPOF-compliant
cameras.
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This is not a camera malfunction
(flickering recorded in movies, but
not in still images).
This is a normal occurrence in
devices containing CCDs and does
not constitute a malfunction. This
bar of light will not be recorded
when shooting still images, but it
will be recorded when shooting
movies.
Set the Image Stabilizer to other
than [Off] (p. 44).
Raise the ISO speed (p. 80).
Set the Auto ISO Shift to [On]
(p. 81).
Raise the flash to any setting other
than (flash off) (Basic Guide
p. 14).
Set the self-timer (Basic Guide
p. 18) and secure the camera to
something, such as a tripod.
If you have an externally mounted
flash, attach it (p. 172).
These settings will be overwritten
by those set by your camera
(p. 134).