Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual page 198

Troubleshooting (continued)
Problem
Battery pack
Battery pack capacity
consumed
reduced because of disuse
quickly
for one year or more after
being fully charged
Battery life exceeded
Battery pack
The camera's power is on.
will not charge
Battery life exceeded
Poor contact between camera
and compact power adapter
Image is
Camera moved
blurred or out
of focus
Autofocus function
hampered by obstruction to
AF-assist Beam
AF-assist Beam is set to off
Subject out of focal range
Subject in Insufficient light for shooting
recorded
image is too
Subject dark in comparison
dark
to the background
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Cause
• Replace the battery pack with a new one.
• Replace the battery pack with a new one.
• Turn off the camera's power.
• Replace the battery pack with a new one.
• Clean the battery terminals with a clean dry cloth.
• Plug the compact power adapter's DC plug more firmly
into the camera's DC IN terminal.
• Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter
and insert its plug firmly into the power outlet.
• Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the
shutter button.
• Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera
shake warning
• Be careful not to block the AF-assist Beam with your
finger or other items.
• Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].
• Ensure that there is at least 50 cm (1.6 ft.) between the
camera lens and subject.
• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 5 and
50 cm (0.16 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 15
and 50 cm (0.49 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
• Set the built-in flash to on.
• Use a high-output externally mounted flash.
• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 83)
Solution
appears.
See Rec. Menu (p. 158)
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 97) and