Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS User Manual page 194

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Troubleshooting
Too much light is shining
directly into the camera, or
is being reflected off the
subject.
Flash is set to on.
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.
Eyes appear red.
Light is reflected back from
the eyes when the flash is
used in dark areas.
Change the shooting angle.
Set the flash to
Higher ISO speeds and
Auto) setting may increase image
noise. For higher image quality, use
as low an ISO speed as possible
(p. 104).
In , , ,
modes, the ISO speed increases and
noise can appear.
This is a phenomenon that occurs
with digital cameras and does not
constitute a malfunction.
Turn [On] the Red-Eye setting in the
Rec. menu (p. 86). For this mode to
be effective, the subject must be
looking right at the red-eye reduction
lamp. Try asking them to look directly
at the lamp.
Even better results can be obtained
by increasing the lighting in indoor
settings or approaching closer to the
subject. The shutter will not activate
for approximately 1 second after the
red-eye reduction lamp fires in order
to improve the effect.
You can correct red eyes in images
using the Red-Eye Correction
function (p. 151).
(Flash off) (p. 71).
(High ISO
, , and