Sounds Come From The Camera Interior; Image Is Blurred Or Out Of Focus - Canon POWERSHOT S2 IS User Manual

Batterieswere placedin
the charger in the wrong
direction.
Poor electricalcontact.
Battery terminals are dirty.
Battery life exceeded,
The camera's horizontal/
vertical orientation was
changed.
Camera moved.
Autofocus function
hampered by obstruction
to AF- assist Beam.
AF-assist Beam is set to
[off;.
Subject is out of focal
range.
The subject is hard to
focus on.
• Put batteries back into the charger in the correct direction,
• Be sure to sot batteries firmly into the charger.
• Be sure that the power cord is firmly connected to the charger, and
is firmly plugged in to the power outlet,
• Wipe them well with a dry cloth before charging,
• Replace all 4 batteries with new ones,
• The camera's orientation mechanism is operating, There is no
malfunction,
• Be careful not to move the camera while pressing the shutter
button,
• Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera shake
warning _ appears,
• Turn the image Stabilizer function [On],
• Be careful not to block the AF- assist Beam with fingers or other
items,
• Set the AF-assist Beam to [On] (p, 77).
• For normal shooting conditions, stay at least 50 cm (1.6 fL) from
the subject,
• in macro mode, stay in the range of 1tt- 50 cm (&9 in. - 1.6 ft,)
from the subject at maximum wide angle).
• in super macro mode, stay in the range oftt- 10 cm (tt in. - 3.9 in.)
from the subject at maximum wide angle,
• Use the focus lock, AF lock or manual focus to shoot,
_See Shooting Problem Subjects forthe Autofocus (p. 109)
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