Canon PowerShot N100 User Manual page 184

[h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and
shooting is not possible (=
33).
] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=
[
•
Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (= 85).
• Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h]
•
Increase the ISO speed (= 74).
•
Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this case, you
should set [IS Mode] to [Off] (= 85).
Shots are out of focus.
•
Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way
down to shoot (= 24).
•
Make sure subjects are within focusing range
•
Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (= 51).
• Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
•
Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock
Shots are blurry.
•
Blurring may occur more often when Touch Shutter is used to shoot, depending on
shooting conditions. Hold the camera still when shooting.
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.
33).
(= 83).
(= 204).
(= 79, 82).
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 (= 73).
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 (= 73).
•
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=
• Shoot within flash range (=
204).
•
Increase the ISO speed (= 74).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range (=
204).
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!]
The sub-window is dark.
•
The sub-window may be darker than the shooting screen in some shooting
conditions.
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 (= 74).
•
High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images
(= 83).
(= 72).
74, 110).
(= 32).
(= 72).
33).
(= 32).
(= 61).
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Hybrid Auto /
Dual Capture Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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