Canon DIGITAL IXUS I5 User Giude page 140

Problem
Image is blurred or
out of focus
Subject in recorded
image is too dark
Subject in recorded
image is too bright
A bar of light (red,
purple) appears on
the LCD monitor
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Cause
Subject is out of
focal range
The subject is hard
to focus on
Insufficient light for
shooting
Subject is dark in
contrast to the
background
Subject is too far
away for flash to
reach
Subject is too close,
making the flash too
strong
Subject is bright in
contrast to the
background
Light is shining
directly on the
subject or reflected
off the subject into
the camera
Flash is set to on
Subject is too bright • This is a normal occurrence in
Solution
• Ensure there is at least 10 cm (3.9
in.) between the camera lens and
subject.
• Use the Macro mode to shoot
close-ups between 3 and 10 cm
(1.2 to 3.9 in.) from the lens.
• Use the focus lock to shoot.
See Shooting Hard-to-Focus
Subjects (Focus Lock) (p. 76).
• Set the flash to on.
• Set the exposure compensation
to a positive (+) setting or use the
spot metering function.
• Shoot within 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) of the
subject when using the flash.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then
shoot. See Adjusting the ISO
Speed (p. 87).
• When using the flash, stay at
least 30 cm (1.0 ft.) from the
subject.
• Set the exposure compensation
to a negative (-) setting or use the
spot metering function.
• Change the shooting angle.
• Set the flash to off.
devices containing CCDs and
does not constitute a
malfunction. (This bar of light will
not be recorded when shooting
still photos, but it will be recorded
when shooting movies.)