Canon PowerShot S30 User Manual page 148

Troubleshooting (continued)
Problem
Subject too close
Subject in
recorded
Subject bright in
image is too
comparison to the
bright
background
Light shining directly on
subject or reflected off
subject into camera
Flash set to On
Flash set to Off
Flash will not
fire
Camera is set to off
Image not
Incorrect video system
showing on TV
setting
Zoom lever was moved
Zoom does not
while shooting in movie
operate
mode.
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Appendices
Cause
• Adjust the flash output with the flash exposure
compensation function (p. 78).
• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
• Change the shooting angle.
• Set the flash to Auto or Off.
• Set the flash to Auto or On.
• Turn the camera on to either shoot or replay.
• Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or
PAL, for your TV
• Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode.
Solution
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 79)
and Switching between Metering Modes (p. 82)
(See Set up Menu, p. 138).