Canon PowerShot S2IS User Manual page 156

Subject in recorded image is too dark.
Insufficient light for
shooting.
Subject is dark in contrast
to the background.
Subject is too far away for
flash to reach.
• Raise the built-in flash so that it can fire.
• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
-See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 103)
-See Switching between Metering Modes (p. 89)
• To use the built-in flash, shoot within the following ranges:
Auto ISO: 0.7 to 5.2 m(2.3 to 17.1 ft.) of the subject at the
maximum wide angle and within 0.7 to 4.0 m(2.3 to 13.1 ft.) at the
maximum telephoto setting.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot.
-See Changing the ISO Speed (p. 93)
Subject in recorded image is too bright.
Subject is too close,
making the flash too
strong.
Subject is bright in
contrast to the
background.
Light is shining directly on
the subject or reflected off
the subject into the
camera.
Flash is enabled.
• When using the flash, stay at least 70 cm (2.3 ft.) from the subject.
• Adjust the flash output with the flash exposure compensation
function (p. 106).
• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.
• Use the AE lock or the spot metering function.
-See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 103)
-See Switching between Metering Modes (p. 89)
• Change the shooting angle.
• Push down the flash to disable it.
A bar of light (red, purple) appears on the LCD monitor
Subject is too bright.
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• This is a normal occurrence in devices containing CCOs and does
not constitute a malfunction. (This red bar of light will not be
recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be recorded when
shooting movies.)