Canon G1 manual Into the cameras DC in terminal

Problem	Cause			Solution
Battery pack	Main dial is not turned to		• Turn the main dial to	.
will not charge	.
	Battery life exceeded		• Replace the battery pack with a new one.
	Poor contact between		• Plug the compact power adapter's DC plug more firmly
	camera and compact		into the camera's DC IN terminal.
	power adapter		• Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter
			and insert its plug firmly into the electrical outlet.
Image is	Camera moved		• Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the
blurred, out of			shutter button.
focus, or not
	Autofocus function		• Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with
as expected
	hampered by obstruction		your finger or other items.
	to AF auxiliary light emitter
	Subject out of focal range		• Ensure that there is at least 70 cm (2.3 ft.) between the
			camera lens and subject.
			• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 6 and
			70 cm (2.4 in. and 2.3 ft.) at maximum wide angle and
			20 and 70 cm (7.9 in. and 2.3 ft.) at maximum
			telephoto.
Subject is too	Insufficient light for		• Set the built-in flash to on.
dark	shooting		• Use a high-output externally mounted flash.
	Subject dark in comparison		• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
	to the background		• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
	Subject too far for flash to		• To use the built-in flash, shoot within 70 cm to 4.5 m
	reach		(2.3 to 14.8 ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide
			angle and within 70 cm to 3.6 m (2.3 to 11.8 ft.) at the
			maximum telephoto setting.
			• Use an externally mounted flash with a large output.
Subject is too	Subject too close		• If you are using a flash, adjust the flash output with the
bright			flash exposure compensation function (p. 68).
	Subject bright in		• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.
	comparison to the		• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
	background
	Light shining directly on		• Change the shooting angle.
	subject or reflected off
	subject into camera
	Flash set to On		• Set the flash to Auto or Off.
Flash will not	Flash set to Off		• Set the flash to Auto or On.
fire
Image not	Incorrect video system		• Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or
showing on TV	setting		PAL, for your TV ➜ (See Set up Menu, p. 105).
Zoom does not	Mode dial is turned to	.	• Turn the mode dial to any shooting mode except for .
operate
	Zoom lever was pressed		• Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode.
	while shooting in movie
	mode.

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