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Too much light is shining

zChange the shooting angle.

directly into the camera, or

 

 

 

is being reflected off the

 

 

 

subject.

 

 

 

Flash is set to on.

zSet the flash to

 

(Flash off) (p. 62).

 

 

 

 

Image contains noise.

ISO speed is too high.

zHigher ISO speeds and (High ISO Auto) setting may increase image noise. For higher image quality, use as low an ISO speed as possible (p. 104).

zIn , and , , ,

modes in the mode, the ISO speed increases and noise can appear.

White dots appear on the image.

Light from the flash has

zThis is a phenomenon that occurs

reflected off dust particles or

with digital cameras and does not

insects in the air. This is

constitute a malfunction.

particularly noticeable when

 

shooting using the wide

 

angle or when you increase

 

the aperture value in the

 

aperture-priority

mode.

 

Eyes appear red.

Light is reflected back from the eyes when the flash is used in dark areas.

zTurn [On] the Red-Eye setting in the Rec. menu (p. 89). For this mode to be effective, the subject must be looking right at the red-eye reduction lamp. Try asking them to look directly at the lamp.

Even better results can be obtained by increasing the lighting in indoor settings or approaching closer to the subject.

zYou can correct red eyes in images using the Red-Eye Correction function (p. 140).

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Canon A650 IS appendix Image contains noise, White dots appear on the image, Eyes appear red, Light from the flash has

A650 IS specifications

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