Canon PowerShot G1 X User Manual page 97

Troubleshooting
Shots mook grainy.
Lower the ISO speed (p. 95).
High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (p. 70).
Subjects are affected by red=eye (p. 58).
Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (p. 65) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (p. 4) in flash
shots. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also try
increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range.
Edit images using red-eye correction (p. 164).
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is
Slower.
Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (p. 172).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to "Functions Available in Each
Shooting Mode", "FUNC. Menu", and "Shooting Menu" (pp. 226 - 233).
Shooting Movies
Cannot shoot movies (p. 17).
The emapsed time shown is incorrect, or recording is interrupted.
Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to a card that supports high-speed
recording. Note that even if the elapsed time display is incorrect, the length of movies
on the memory card corresponds to the actual recording time (p. 171 ).
O is displayed and shooting stops automatically.
The camera's internal memory buffer filled up as the camera could not record to the
memory card quickly enough. Try one of the following measures.
Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (p. 172).
Lower the image quality (p. 60).
Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (see "Specifications" in the
Getting Started guide).
Zooming is not possible.
Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in modes that do not support digital
zoom.
Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in ,_ mode.
Subjects look distorted.
Subjects that pass in front of the camera quickly may look distorted. This is not a
malfunction.
Playback
Playback is not possibme.
Image or movie playback may not be possible if a computer is used to rename files or
alter the folder structure. Refer to the Software Guide for details on folder structure and
file names.
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