Canon POWERSHOT SD870IS User Manual page 25

1921 T roubleshooting
Too much light isshining • Change the shooting angle.
directly into the camera, or
isbeing reflected off t he
subject.
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ISO speed is too high.
• Higher ISO speeds and [] (High ISO
Auto) setting may increase image
noise. For higher image quality, use
as low an ISO speed as possible
(p. 104).
• n I_, I_1, _1, i_, II_, I_ and I_
modes, the ISO speed increases and
noise can appear.
Light from the flash has • This is a phenomenon that occurs
reflected off dust particles or with digital cameras and does not
insects in the air. This is constitute a malfunction.
particularly noticeable when
shooting using the wide
angle.
Light is reflected back from • Turn [On] the Red-Eye setting in the
the eyes when the flash is Rec. menu (p. 86). For this mode to
used in dark areas, 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).