Image Is Blurred - Canon IXUS 870 IS User Manual

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appears when the shutter button was pressed halfway
Set the [IS mode] to [On]
Set the flash to h
Increase the ISO speed

Image is blurred.

Shoot the subject within the focusing distance
Set the [AF-assist beam] to [On]
Confirm that functions which you do not intend to use (macro, etc.) are not set.
Shoot using the focus lock or AF lock
Even when you press the shutter button halfway, the frame does
not appear, and the camera does not focus.
If you center on the light and dark contrasting area of the subject and push the
shutter button halfway, or repeatedly push the shutter button halfway, the frame
will appear and the camera will focus.
Subject is too dark.
Set the flash to h
Adjust the brightness with exposure compensation
Use the AE lock, or spot metering to shoot
Subject is too bright (overexposed).
Set the flash to !
Adjust the brightness with exposure compensation
Use the AE lock, or spot metering to shoot
The subject is too bright due to ambient lighting.
Image is dark even though the flash fired
Increase the ISO speed
Image taken using the flash is too bright (overexposed).
Shoot within an appropriate distance for flash photography
Set the flash to !
White dots appear on the image when shooting with the flash.
Light from the flash has reflected off dust particles or other objects in the air.
Image appears rough or grainy.
Shoot with the ISO speed on a lower setting
Depending on the shooting mode, when shooting in a high ISO speed the image
may appear rough or grainy
Eyes appear red
Set the [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On]
(on the front of the camera) lights
the camera is reducing red-eye, it is not possible to shoot. It is more effective if
the subject is looking directly at the lamp. Even better results can be obtained by
increasing the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closer to the subject.
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