Canon PowerShot G3 User Manual page 199

Problem
Subject in
Subject too far for flash to
recorded
reach
image is too
dark
Subject too close
Subject in
recorded
image is too
Subject bright in comparison
bright
to the background
Light shining directly on
subject or reflected off
subject into camera
Flash set to On.
Flash will not
Flash set to Off.
fire
Image not
Incorrect video system
showing on TV
setting
Shooting mode set to
(Stitch Assist)
Zoom does not
Zoom lever was moved
operate.
while shooting in movie
mode.
CF card image
Currently used CF card has
reading is slow
been formatted in a
Recording
different device.
images on the
CF card takes
too long
Cause
• To use the built-in flash, shoot within 70 cm to 5 m (2.3
to 16.5 ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide angle
and within 70 cm to 4 m (2.3 to 13.1 ft.) at the
maximum telephoto setting.
• Use an externally mounted flash with a large output.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. See Changing
the ISO speed (p. 92)
• Adjust the flash output with the flash exposure
compensation function (p. 100).
• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 97) and
Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 83)
• Change the shooting angle.
• Set the flash to Auto or Off.
• Set the flash to Auto or On.
• Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or
PAL, for your TV (p. 165).
• The output will not appear on a TV monitor in
(Stitch Assist) mode. Shoot in a different mode.
• Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode.
• Use a CF card formatted with this camera.
See Formatting a CF Card (p. 131)
Solution
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