Canon S50 manual 169, ISO Speed p

Problem	Cause	Solution
Subject in recorded	Subject too far for flash to	Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. See Changing the
image is too dark	reach	ISO Speed (p. 85)
Subject in	Subject too close	Adjust the flash output with the flash exposure
recorded		compensation function (p. 93).
image is too
	Subject bright in comparison	• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.
bright	to the background	• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
		See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 90) and
		Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 77)
	Light shining directly on	Change the shooting angle.
	subject or reflected off
	subject into camera
	Flash set to On.	Set the flash to Auto or Off.
A red bar of light	Subject is too bright.	This is a normal occurrence in devices containing CCDs and
appears on the		does not constitute a malfunction. (This red bar of light will
upper part of the		not be recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be
LCD monitor		recorded when shooting movies.)
White dots or	Light from the flash has	This is a phenomenon that occurs with digital cameras and
white asterisks	reflected off dust particles or	does not constitute a malfunction.
appear on the	insects in the air. This occurs
image	more frequently in the
	following conditions:
	- When shooting at the
	wide-angle end.
	- When shooting with a high
	aperture value in the
	aperture-priority AE mode.
Flash will not	Flash set to Off.	Set the flash to Auto or On.
fire
Image not	Incorrect video system	Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or
showing on TV	setting	PAL, for your TV (p. 154).
	Shooting mode set to	The output will not appear on a TV monitor in	(Stitch
	(Stitch Assist)	Assist) mode. Shoot in a different mode.
Zoom does not	Zoom lever was moved	Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode.
operate.	while shooting in movie
	mode.
CF card image	Currently used CF card has	Use a CF card formatted with this camera.
reading is slow	been formatted in a	See Formatting a CF Card (p. 121)
Recording images	different device.
on the CF card
takes too long

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