Canon A1400 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Cover
Preliminary Notes
and Legal Information
Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Troubleshooting
Ifyouthinkthereisaproblemwiththecamera,rstcheckthefollowing.
If the items below do not solve your problem, contact a Canon Customer
Support Help Desk.
Power
Nothing happens when the power button is pressed.
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•Conrmthatthebatteryischarged(=
12).
•Conrmthatthebatteryisinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
13).
•Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
13).
•Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the battery a few times.
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•Conrmthatnewbatteriesofthecorrecttypeareinserted(=
14).
•Conrmthatthebatteriesareinsertedfacingthecorrectway(=
14).
•Conrmthatthememorycard/batterycoverisfullyclosed(=
14).
•Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinserting the batteries a few times.
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The battery is depleted quickly.
•Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the battery a little
by putting it in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch any
metal objects.
•If these measures do not help and the battery is still depleted soon after charging, it
has reached the end of its life. Purchase a new battery.
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Batteries are depleted quickly.
•Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the batteries a little
by putting them in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch
any metal objects.
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The battery is swollen.
•Battery swelling is normal and does not pose any safety concerns. However, if battery
swellingpreventsthebatteryfromttinginthecamera,contactaCanonCustomer
Support Help Desk.
Display on a TV
Camera images look distorted or not displayed on a TV (=
90).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
•In Playback mode (=
17), press the shutter button halfway (=
29).
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Nothing is displayed (=
35).
Strange display on the screen under low light (=
30).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are
recorded in movies.
•The screen may darken under bright light.
•ThescreenmayickerunderuorescentorLEDlighting.
•Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that includes a
bright light source.
No date stamp is added to images.
•Congurethe[DateStamp ] setting (=
41). Note that date stamps are not
addedtoimagesautomatically,merelybecauseyouhaveconguredthe[Date/Time]
setting (=
16).
•Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=
115) in which this setting cannot
becongured(=
41).