Canon IXUS 40, IXUS 30 manual 153

Problem	Cause	Solution
Subject in recorded	Light is shining	• Change the shooting angle.
image is too bright	directly on the
	subject or reflected
	off the subject into
	the camera
	Flash is set to on	• Set the flash to off.
A bar of light (red,	Subject is too bright	• This is a normal occurrence in
purple) appears on		devices containing CCDs and
the LCD monitor		does not constitute a
		malfunction. (This bar of light will
		not be recorded when shooting
		still photos, but it will be recorded
		when shooting movies.)
White dots appear	Light from the flash	• This is a phenomenon that occurs
on the image	has reflected off	with digital cameras and does not
	dust particles or	constitute a malfunction.
	insects in the air.
	(This is especially
	noticeable when
	shooting at wide
	angle)
Flash does not fire	Flash is set to off	• Set the flash to on.
Image not showing	Incorrect video	• Set the video system to the
on TV monitor	system setting	appropriate setting, NTSC or PAL,
		for your TV (p. 56).
	Shooting in Stitch	• The output will not appear on a
	Assist mode	TV in Stitch Assist mode. Cancel
		the Stitch Assist mode.
Zoom does not	Zoom lever was	• Operate the zoom before
operate	pressed while	shooting in movie mode.
	shooting in movie
	mode.
Reading images	SD card was	• Use an SD card formatted in your
from SD card is	formatted in another	camera.
slow	device	See Formatting SD Cards (p.
		28).
Recording images to
SD card takes a long
time

Troubleshooting

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