Canon PowerShot S50 User Manual page 174

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
Battery life exceeded
will not charge
Poor contact between
battery charger and battery
Image is Camera moved
blurred or out
of focus
Autofocus function
hampered by obstruction to
AF auxiliary light emitter
AF-assist Beam is set to off
Subject out of focal range
Subject is hard to focus on
Subject in
Insufficient light for shooting
recorded
Subject dark in comparison
image is too
to the background
dark
Subject too far for flash to
reach
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Cause
Replace the battery pack with a new one.
Replace the battery pack with a new one.
Replace the battery pack with a new one.
• Clean the battery terminals with a clean dry cloth.
• Insert the charger 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 auxiliary light emitter with
your finger or other items.
Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].
See Rec. Menu (p. 148)
• Ensure that there is at least 50 cm (1.64 ft.) between the
camera lens and subject.
• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 10 and
50 cm (3.9 in. and 1.64 ft.) at maximum wide angle and
30 and 50 cm (12 in. and 1.64 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.
See Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus (p. 98)
Set the flash to [On].
• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 77)
• To use the built-in flash, shoot within the following ranges:
When sensitivity is set to AUTO:
When sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent:
Solution
appears.
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 90) and
35 cm - 4.8 m (1.1 ft. - 15.7 ft.) (W)
35 cm - 3.0 m (1.1 ft. - 9.8 ft.) (T)
55 cm - 4.0 m (1.8 ft. - 13.1 ft.) (W)
55 cm - 2.5 m (1.8 ft. - 8.2 ft.) (T)