Canon PowerShot SX600 HS User Manual page 139

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 (= 53).
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 (= 53).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=
• Shoot within flash range (= 156).
•
Increase the ISO speed (= 54).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range (= 156).
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!]
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 (= 54).
• High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images
(= 61).
(= 52).
54, 82).
(= 26).
(= 52).
28).
(= 26).
(= 42).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (=
• Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (= 38) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
(= 3) in flash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about
one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye.
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"
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
156).
[ ] 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 (= 35).
• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording
Zooming is not possible.
• Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [
Subjects look distorted.
• Subjects that pass in front of the camera quickly may look distorted. This is not a
malfunction.
35).
82).
(= 117).
(= 146 – 151).
(= 117,
(= 117).
(= 156).
] mode (= 45).
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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