Canon Digital IXUS 30 User Manual page 154

Problem
Image is blurred or
out of focus
Subject in recorded
image is too dark
Subject in recorded
image is too bright
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Cause
Subject is out of
focal range
The subject is hard
to focus on
Insufficient light for
shooting
Subject is dark in
contrast to the
background
Subject is too far
away for flash to
reach
Subject is too close,
making the flash too
strong
Subject is bright in
contrast to the
background
Solution
• For normal shooting conditions,
stay at least 30 cm (1.0 ft.) from
the subject.
• In macro mode, stay in the range
of 30 - 50 cm (1.0 - 1.6 ft.) from
the subject (3 - 50 cm (1.2 in. -
1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle).
• In digital macro mode, stay in the
range of 3-10 cm (1.2 - 3.9 in.)
from the subject at maximum
wide angle.
• Use the Infinity mode to shoot
distant subjects.
Use the focus lock or AF lock to
•
shoot.
See Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects
(Focus Lock, AF Lock) (p. 86).
• Set the flash to on.
• Set the exposure compensation
to a positive (+) setting, use AE
lock or use the spot metering
function.
• Shoot within 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) of
the subject at the maximum wide
angle or 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) of the
subject at the telephoto end
setting using the flash.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then
shoot. See Adjusting the ISO
Speed (p. 98).
• When using the flash, stay at
least 50 cm (1.6 ft.) from the
subject.
• Set the exposure compensation
to a negative (-) setting, use AE
lock or use the spot metering
function.