Canon PowerShot S120 - Manual (Page 186)

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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Tv, Av, M, and
C Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
• To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the
shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button
halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
• Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ h] ( = 87 ).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 70 ).
• Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast ( = 74 , 126 ).
• Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 71 ).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ !] ( = 31 ).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 70 ).
• Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 71 ).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing ( =
33 ).
• Shoot within flash range ( =
206 ).
• Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (
= 88 , 96 ).
• Increase the ISO speed ( = 72 ).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range ( =
206 ).
• Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ !] ( =
31 ).
• Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (
= 88 , 96 ).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
• This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
• Lower the ISO speed ( = 72 ).
• High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images ( = 55 ).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (
=
47 ).
•
Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (
=
51 ) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
( = 3 ) in flash shots. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction
lamp. Also try increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range.
•
Edit images using red-eye correction (
=
127 ).
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting
is slower.
•
Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (
=
161 ).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
• Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in Each
Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab Menu” (
=
193 – 202 ).
The Babies or Children icon does not display.
• The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face
information (
=
41 ). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday,
re-register face information ( = 41 ), or make sure that the date/time are set
correctly (
=
158 ).
Touch AF/Touch Shutter cannot be activated.
• Touch AF and Touch Shutter cannot be activated by touching the edges of the screen.
Try touching closer to the center of the screen.
Cannot shoot planetarium stars well in [ ] mode.
• Shoot actual starry skies instead.
Shooting Movies
The elapsed time shown is incorrect, or recording is interrupted.
• Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to a card that supports high-
speed recording. Note that even if the elapsed time display is incorrect, the length of
movies on the memory card corresponds to the actual recording time (
= 160 , 206 ).
[ ] is displayed and shooting stops automatically.
The camera’s internal memory buffer filled up as the camera could not record to the
memory card quickly enough. Try one of the following measures.
• Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card ( = 161 ).
• Lower the image quality ( = 48 ).
• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording ( = 206 ).