Canon A80 User Manual
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• Ensure that there is
at least 45 cm (1.5 ft.)
between the camera
lens and subject.
• Use the macro mode
to shoot close-ups
between 5 to 45 cm
(2.0 in. to 1.5 ft.) from
the lens when set to
wide angle and
between 25 to 45 cm
(10 in. to 1.5 ft.) when
set to telephoto.
Use the focus lock or
the manual focus to
shoot the image.
See
Shooting Problem
Subjects for the
Autofocus (p. 112)
Set the flash on.
Set exposure
compensation to a
positive value or use
spot AE point light
metering.
When flash is used, the
distance between lens
and subject should not
exceed 4.4 m (14.4 ft.)
at wide angle end or
2.5 m (8.2 ft.) at
telephoto end setting.
Problem
Cause
Solution
The subject was
outside the range over
which the camera can
focus.
Subject is hard to focus
on.
Insufficient light for
shooting.
The subject is darker
than the surroundings.
The subject is beyond
the range of the flash.
Shots are
blurry or
unfocused.
The subject
comes out
underexposed
(too dark).