Canon Powershot S60 User Manual page 142

Problem
Image is blurred or out Camera moved.
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 recorded Insufficient light for shooting.
image is too dark
Subject dark in comparison to the background.
Subject in recorded Subject too far for flash to reach.
image is too dark
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Cause
Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with your
finger or other items.
Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].
Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.
Set the flash to on.
Solution
Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the shutter
button.
Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera shake
warning appears.
See Rec. Menu (p. 67)
Ensure that there is at least 44 cm (1.4 ft.) between the
camera lens and subject.
Use the (Macro) mode to shoot close-ups between 4 and
44 cm (1.6 in. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 30 and
44 cm (1.0 ft. and 1.4 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
See Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus (p. 96).
Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 89)
and Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 78).
To use the flash, shoot within the following ranges:
ISO 100 equivalent: 55 cm to 4.2 m (1.8 ft. to 14 ft.) from the
subject at the maximum wide angle and within 55 cm to 2.0 m
(1.8 ft. to 6.6 ft.) at the maximum telephoto setting.
Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot.
See Changing the ISO Speed (p. 84).