Canon S100 manual Image is blurred, out of focus, or not as expected, Subject is too dark in image

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Appendices

Image is blurred, out of focus, or not as expected

Cause

Solution

Camera moved

• Be careful not to move the camera

 

when pressing the shutter button.

Subject is out of focal range

Ensure that there is at least 57 cm (22 in.) between the camera lens and subject.

Use the macro mode to shoot close- ups between 10 and 57 cm (4 and 22 in.) from the lens when set to wide angle and between 27 and 57 cm (11 and 22 in.) when set to telephoto.

Use the infinity mode to shoot distant subjects.

Autofocus function is hampered by something obstructing the AF auxiliary light emitter

Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with your fingers or other items.

Subject is too dark in image

 

Cause

Solution

 

Insufficient light for

• Set the flash to On.

 

shooting

 

 

Subject is much darker

• Set the exposure compensation to a

 

than its surroundings

positive (+) setting.

 

Subject is too far

• Shoot within 27 cm to 3 m (11 in.

 

away for flash to

to 10 ft.) of the subject at the

 

reach

maximum wide angle or 27 cm to 2

 

 

m (11 in. to 7 ft.) of the subject at

 

 

the maximum telephoto setting

 

 

when using the flash.

 

 

 

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