Canon PowerShot A 300 User Manual page 126

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Problem Cause ause ause
Shots are blurry or The camera was moving when you he e cam am a wa a wa movin moving wh
unfocused. took the shot. oo ook th h ot ot.
Autofo A Autofocus function hampered by fo io on hampered
obstruction to AF-assist beam. o obstru u A A F F-assist bea
The AF-assist beam settings are set to T The AF-assist F-assist st am
[Off]. Off]. Off
The subject was outside the range over
which the camera can focus.
The subject is difficult to focus on.
The subject comes Insufficient light for shooting. suf suffic ffic ligh igh fo or
out underexposed
The The subject is darker than the Th e a arker than the
(too dark).
surroundings. s sur r s. s.
The subject is beyond the range of the The subject is The subject is e subject
flash. la ash sh.
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Solution
wh n n yo o • Hold the camera steady when shooting. Hold t Hold d
ham mpered by by • Be careful not to block the AF-assist beam
ssis st beam flash part with a finger or other object.
• Turn the [AF-assist beam] of the Rec. menu
[On] (p. 106).
• Ensure that there is at least 20 cm (7.9 in.)
between the camera lens and subject. era era
• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups e macro mod mod
between 5 to 20 cm (2 to 7.9 in.) from the een 5 to 20 c een 5 to 20 c
lens. lens s.
• Wh • When shooting distant subjects, set the Whe e ooting ooting
ca camera to infinity mode. am me nfin nfin
cul cult to t to us o us on • • Us • Use the Focus Lock when shooting. (Using • Us cus cus
the Focus Lock (p. 56)) Loc oc
• Set the flash on.
ker than the • Set exposure compensation to a positive
value.
ond the nd th • When flash is used, the distance between
lens and subject should not exceed 2 m
(6.7 ft.).