Canon S31S appendix Flashtoosong

AF-assistBeamissetto[Oft].• Indarkplaceswhereitisdifficultforthecamerato focus,heAF-assistBeamwillemittoassist focusingAstheAF.-assistBeamwillnotfunction whenturnedoff,setit[On]toactivateit(p28). . Takecarenottoobsb'uctheAF-assistBeamwith yourhandwhenused.

Thecameramoveswhenhe • Settheimagestabilizerfuectiontoanyethersetting shutterbuttonispressed. than[Oft](p39). .

•IncreasetheISOspeedtoincreasetheshutterspeed.

•Settingtheself-timerto[] (2seconds)delaysthe shutterreleasefor2secondsandallowsthecamera tostopshaking,thuspreventingablurredimage (p43). .

•Evenbetterresultscanheobtainedbyplacingthe cameraonstablesurfaceorbyusingatdpodto shoot.

Subjectis out of focal range.

The subject is hard to focus on.

•Sheet with the subject at the correct shooting distance (p. 146).

•Use the focus lock, AF lock or manual focus to

shoot (p. 64). O

Subjectistooclose,makingthe •	Raise	the flash and set it so _Sat it always fires
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Subject is under exposed due to the surrounding area being too bdght.

Subject is too far away for flash to reach,

•Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting (p. 75).

•Use the AE lock or spot metering function (pp. 70, 73).

•Shoot within correct shooting distance of the subject when using the internal flash (p. 147).

•Raise the ISO speed and then shoot (p. 69).

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