Canon IXUS 400 manual 146

146

Appendices

Problem	Cause	Solution
Image is blurred	AF-assist Beam is	• Set the AF-assist Beam to on
or out of focus	set to off	(p. 128).
	Subject is out of	• Ensure there is at least 46 cm
	focal range	(1.5 ft.) between the camera
		lens and subject.
		• Use the Macro mode to shoot
		close-ups between 30 and 46
		cm (11.8 in. to 1.5 ft.) from the
		lens (5 cm (2 in.) when set to
		wide angle).
		• Use the Infinity mode to shoot
		distant subjects.
	The subject is hard	• Use the focus lock to shoot. See
	to focus on	Locking the Focus (AF Lock).
Subject in	Insufficient light	• Set the flash to on.
recorded image is	for shooting
too dark
	Subject is dark in	• Set the exposure compensation
	contrast to the	to a positive (+) setting or use
	background	the spot metering function.
	Subject is too far	• Shoot within 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) of
	away for flash to	the subject at the maximum
	reach	wide angle or 2 m (6.6 ft.) of
		the subject at the telephoto end
		setting when using the flash.
Subject in	Subject is too	• When using the flash, stay at
recorded image is	close, making the	least 30 cm (11.8 in.) from the
too bright	flash too strong	subject.
	Subject is bright in	• Set the exposure compensation
	contrast to the	to a negative (-) setting or use
	background	the spot metering function.
	Light is shining	• Change the shooting angle.
	directly on the
	subject or reflected
	off the subject into
	the camera
	Flash is set to on	• Set the flash to off.