Canon 8231B001 Digital Camera User Manual


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Cover
Preliminary Notes and
Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Camera Basics
Creative Shot
Mode
Auto Mode/
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
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Appendix
Advanced Guide
Subjects in shots look too dark.
• Settheashmodeto[h] (=
63).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
60).
• Use spot metering (=
60).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Settheashmodeto[!] (=
44).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
60).
• Use spot metering (=
60).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shotslooktoodarkdespitetheashring(=
38).
• Shootwithinashrange(=
130).
• Increase the ISO speed (=
61).
Subjectsinashshotslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out.
• Shootwithinashrange(=
130).
• Settheashmodeto[!] (=
44).
Whitedotsorsimilarimageartifactsappearinashshots.
• Thisiscausedbylightfromtheashreectingoffdustorairborneparticles.
Shots look grainy.
• Lower the ISO speed (=
61).
Subjects are affected by red-eye.
• Edit images using red-eye correction (=
77).
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 (=
109).
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 Menu” (=
126 – 127).
The Babies or Children icon does not display.
• The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face
information (=
44). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday,
re-register face information (=
44), or make sure that the date/time are set
correctly (=
106).
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 (=
108,
130).
[ ] is displayed and shooting stops automatically.
Thecamera’sinternalmemorybufferlled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 (=
109).
• Lowertheimagequality(=
50).
• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=
130).
Zooming is not possible.
• Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ ] (=
55) and [ ] (=
57)
modes.
Playback
Playback is not possible.
• Imageormovieplaybackmaynotbepossibleifacomputerisusedtorenamelesor
alter the folder structure. Refer to the Software Guide (=
20) for details on folder
structureandlenames.
Playback stops, or audio skips.
• Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the
camera (=
109).
• There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards that
have slow read speeds.
• When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may skip
ifcomputerperformanceisinadequate.
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