Canon S80 User Manual
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Troubles
hooting
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White dots appear on the image.
Light from the flash has 
reflected off dust particles 
or insects in the air. This 
occurs more frequently in 
the following conditions:
z
When shooting at the 
maximum wide angle.
z
When shooting with a 
high aperture value in 
the aperture-priority AE 
mode.
z
This is a phenomenon that occurs with digital cameras and 
does not constitute a malfunction.
Flash does not fire.
Flash set to Off.
z
Set the flash to On.
See Using the Flash (Basic Guide: p. 13)
Image not showing on TV monitor.
Incorrect video system 
setting.
z
Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or PAL, 
for your TV.
Shooting mode set to
(Stitch Assist).
z
The output will not appear on a TV monitor in
(Stitch
Assist) mode. Cancel the Stitch Assist mode.
Zoom does not operate.
Zoom lever was moved 
while shooting in movie 
mode.
z
Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode (Basic 
Guide: p. 12).
However, digital zoom can also be used during shooting (only 
in standard mode) (p. 39).
Reading images from the memory card is slow, or recording images to the 
memory card takes a long time.
Memory card was 
formatted in another 
device.
z
Use a memory card formatted with this camera.
See Formatting a Memory Card (p. 23)
The Date/Time menu appears.
The built-in rechargeable 
lithium battery charge is 
low.
z
Replace it at once with a charged battery (Basic Guide: p. 4).
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