Shooting Movies - Canon PowerShot S200 User Manual

No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
•
To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the
shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button
halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
• Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h]
•
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation
•
Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=
•
Use AE lock or spot metering (= 63).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!]
•
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation
•
Use AE lock or spot metering (= 63).
•
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=
• Shoot within flash range (=
176).
•
Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (= 76, 77).
•
Increase the ISO speed (= 64).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range (=
176).
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!]
• Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (= 76, 82).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
• This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
•
Lower the ISO speed (= 64).
(= 75).
(= 62).
65, 103).
(= 28).
(= 62).
30).
(= 28).
Subjects are affected by red-eye
•
Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (= 47) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
(= 3) 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 (=
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
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 Tab Menu"
The Babies icon does not display.
•
The Babies icon will not display if the birthday is not set in face information
If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday, re-register face
information (= 37), or make sure that the date/time are set correctly

Shooting Movies

The elapsed 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
176).
[ ] 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
• Lower the image quality (=
44).
•
Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording
Zooming is not possible.
•
Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [
(= 43).
104).
(= 137).
(= 167 – 172).
(= 37).
(= 134).
(= 136,
(= 137).
(= 176).
] mode (= 53).
Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting
Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
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