Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual page 127

Problem Cause Cause ause
The subject comes The subject is too close to the flash. he subject is he subject is t
out overexposed
(too bright).
The subject is brighter than the The subject is b The subject is b righter than righter than
surroundings. surroundings. surroundings.
Light is shining or reflecting into the camera. • Adjust the camera angle. ght is shinin ght is shinin
The flash mode is set so that the flash
always fire.
White dots or white Light from the flash has reflected off
asterisks appear on dust particles or insects in the air.
the image.
A red bar of light The subject is too bright.
appears on the LCD
monitor.
The flash doesn't The flash mode is set to flash off mode. • Set the flash mode to any other mode The The s set to flash o s set to flash o
fire.
Reading images from CF card was f CF card was f CF card was formatted in another
CF card is slow. device. device. evice.
Recording images to
CF card takes a long
time.
close to th close to t e flash. flash. • When flash is used, the distance between When Whe
lens and subject should be no less than 20
cm (7.9 in.).
• Set exposure compensation to a negative
value.
• Set the flash to any other mode except on.
• This is a phenomenon that occurs with s a phenome s a phenome
digital cameras and does not constitute a digit digit cameras a cameras a
malfunction. malf ma fu tion. ion.
ht. ht. • This is normal occurrence in devices • This • This • Th mal mal
c con containing CCDs and does not constitute a con CC CC
malfunction. (This red bar of light will not be . (T . (T
recorded when shooting still photos, but it h he
will be recorded when shooting movies.)
set to flash mod od
except Off.
d • Use a CF card formatted in your camera.
See "Formatting a CF Card" (p. 78).
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