Canon POWERSHOT A300 User Manual page 126

Problem Cause Solution
Shots are blurry or The camera was moving when you • Ho_d the camera steady when shooting.
unfocused, took the shot,
Autofocus function hampered by * Be careful not to block the AF-assist beam
obstruction to AF-assist beam. flash part with a finger or other object.
The AF-assist beam settings are set to ' * Turn the [AF-aesist beam] of the Rec. menu
[0% [On] (p. I06).
The subject was outside the range over • Ensure that there is at least 20 cnr (7.9 in.)
which the camera can focus, between the camera tens and subject.
• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups
between 5 to 20 cm (2 to 7.9 in.) from the
lens.
• When shooting distant subjects, set the
camera to infinity mode.
The subject is difficult to focus on. * Use the Focus Lock when shooting. (Using
the Focus Lock (p. 56))
The subject comes Insufficient fight for shooting. • Set the flash on.
out underexposed The subject is darker than the • Set exposure compensation to a positive
(too dark), surroundings, value.
The subject is beyond the range of the * When flash is used, the distance between
flash, lens and subject should not exceed 2 m
(6.7 ft.).
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