Canon PowerShot G6 manual 176

Problem	Cause	Solution
Image is blurred	Camera moved	zBe careful not to move the
or out of focus		camera when pressing the
		shutter button.
		zUse a tripod at slow shutter
		speeds when the camera
		shake warning	appears.
	Autofocus function	zBe careful not to block the AF-
	hampered by	assist Beam with your finger or
	obstruction to AF-assist	other items.
	Beam
	AF-assist Beam is set	zSet the AF-assist Beam to
	to off	[On].
		JSee Rec. Menu (p. 48).
	Subject out of focal	zEnsure that there is at least
	range	50 cm (1.6 ft.) between the
		camera lens and subject.
		zUse the (Macro) mode to shoot
		close-ups between 5 and 50 cm
		(2.0 in. and 1.6 ft.) at maximum
		wide angle and 15 and 50 cm
		(5.9 in. and 1.6 ft.) at maximum
		telephoto.
		zYou can also use Super Macro
		mode when the distance to the
		subject is 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to
		7.9 in.) (wide angle end to
		86 mm*).
		* Zoom position (35mm film
		equivalent)
	Subject is hard to focus	zUse the focus lock or the
	on	manual focus to shoot the
		image.
		zSee Shooting Problem Subjects
		for the Autofocus (p. 114).
Subject in	Insufficient light for	zSet the built-in flash to on.
recorded image is	shooting	zUse a high-output externally
too dark		mounted flash.

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