Canon S400 Digital Camera User Manual


 
146 I Appendice
Problem
Image isblurred
or out of focus
Subject in
recorded image is
too dark
Subject in
recorded image is
too bright
Cause
AF-assistBeamis
set to off
Subjectisout of
focal range
The subjectishard
to focuson
Solution
Setthe AF-assistBeamto on
(p. 128).
Ensurethere isat least46 cm
(1.5ft.) between the camera
lensand subject.
Usethe Macro modeto shoot
close-upsbetween 30and 46
cm (11.8 in. to 1.5ft.) from the
lens(5 cm (2 in.)when setto
wide angle).
Usethe infinity modeto shoot
distantsubjects.
Usethe focus lockto shoot. See
Locking theFocus(AFLoci<).
Insufficient light Setthe flashto on.
for shooting
Subjectisdark in Setthe exposurecompensation
contrast to the to a positive(+) settingor use
background thespot metering function.
Subjectistoo far
away for flashto
reacn
Shootwithin 3.5 m(11.5 ft.) of
thesub ectat the maximum
wide ang eor 2 m 6.6ft. of
thesubject at the telephoto end
settingwhen usingthe flash.
Subjectistoo • When usingthe flash,stayat
close, makingthe least30cm (11.8 in.)from the
flashtoo strong subject.
Subjectisbright in Setthe exposurecompensation
contrast to the to a negative(-)setting or use
background thespot metering function.
Light isshining • Changethe shooting angle.
directlyon the
subject or reflected
off the subjectinto
the camera
Flashissetto on Setthe flashto off.