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Canon PowerShot S31S User Manual page 125

Canon digital camera user manual

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AF-assist
Beam
is set to [Oft].
The camera
moves
when _he
shutter
button
ispressed.
• In dark places
where
itis difficult
for t he c amera
to
focus,
he AF-assist
Beam
will emit to assist
focusing.
As t he A F-assist
Beam
will not function
when
turned
off, set it[On] to activate
it(p. 28).
Take
care not to obsb'uct
_he AF-assist
Beam
with
your hand when used.
Subject
is too c lose,
making
the
flash too s _'ong.
• Set the i mage
stabilizer
fuection
to any ether setting
than [Oft] (p. 39).
• Increase
the I SO s peed
to increase
the s hutter
speed.
• Setting
the s elf-timer
to[] (2 seconds)
delays
the
shutter
release
for 2seconds
and allows
the c amera
to stop shaking,
thus preventing
ablurred
image
(p. 43).
• Even
better
results
can he o btained
by placing
the
camera
on astable
surface
or b y u sing
atdpod
to
shoot.
Subject
is out of focal range.
• Sheet with the subject at the correct shooting
distance (p. 146).
The subject is hard to focus on.
• Use the focus lock, AF lock or manual focus to
shoot (p. 64).
O
g
• Raise the flash and set it so _Sat it always fires
(Basic Guide p, 11),
Subject is under exposed due
• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+)
to the surrounding area being
setting (p. 75).
too bdght.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function
(pp. 70, 73).
Subject is too far away for flash
• Shoot within correct shooting distance of the
to reach,
subject when using the internal flash (p. 147).
• Raise the ISO speed and then shoot (p. 69).
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