Canon PowerShot G10 User Manual page 241

Image contains noise.
ISO speed is too high.
White dots appear on the image.
Light from the flash has
reflected off dust particles
or insects in the air. This is
particularly noticeable
when shooting using the
wide angle or when you
increase the aperture
value in the aperture
priority mode.
Higher ISO speeds and
Auto) setting may increase image
noise. For higher image quality, use
as low an ISO speed as possible
(p. 87).
In , , ,
and modes in the
when using the Auto ISO Shift, the
ISO speed increases and noise can
appear.
This is a phenomenon that occurs
with digital cameras and does not
constitute a malfunction.
(High ISO
, , , ,
mode, or
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