Canon IXUS 860 IS Image contains noise, White dots appear on the image, Eyes appear red, 192

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Troubleshooting

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. 71).

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, 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.

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. 86). 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. The shutter will not activate for approximately 1 second after the red-eye reduction lamp fires in order to improve the effect.

zYou can correct red eyes in images using the Red-Eye Correction function (p. 151).