Canon 870 IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
Taking Pictures
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The camera does not play any sounds?
Pressing the l button while turning on the camera power will turn off all
sounds except for warning sounds. To turn on sound, press the n button,
select the 3 tab, and then select the [Mute]. Use the qr buttons to select [Off].
The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
Subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash
range of approximately 30 cm – 4.2 m (12 in. – 13.8 ft.) at maximum wide angle,
and approximately 30 cm – 2.0 m (12 in. – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in
dark areas (pp. 136 – 137).
h appears on the screen and the shot cannot be taken even though the
shutter button was pressed fully.
The flash is charging. Keep the shutter button pressed fully, after a while the
indicator will light orange and the camera will take the shot.
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