Canon PowerShot SX720 HS User Guide

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Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

 

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 32).

 

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 71).

 

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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 71, = 71).

 

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Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (= 35).

 

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Shoot within flash range (= 177).

 

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash 

output level (= 82, = 86).

 

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Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

 

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Shoot within flash range (= 177).

 

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 32).

 

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash 

output level (= 82, = 86).

White spots appear in flash shots.

 

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This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.

Shots look grainy.

 

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Lower the ISO speed (= 72).

 

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Subjects are affected by red-eye.

 

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Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (= 54). The red-eye reduction lamp (= 4) 

will light up for 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.

 

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Edit images using red-eye correction (= 104).

Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is 

slower.

 

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Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (= 143).

Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.

 

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Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in 

Each Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (= 168 – = 171).

The Babies or Children icon does not display.

 

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The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face 

information (= 44). If the icons still do not display even when you set the 

birthday, re-register face information (= 45), or make sure that the date/time 

Cannot shoot.

 

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In Playback mode (= 87), press the shutter button halfway (= 26).

Strange display on the screen under low light (= 27).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.

 

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Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are 

recorded in movies.

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The screen may flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent 

or LED lighting.

Full-screen display is not available while shooting (= 49).
[ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting 

is not possible (= 35).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (= 35).

 

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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (= 83).

 

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 81).

 

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Increase the ISO speed (= 72).

 

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Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally, 

you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure 

the camera (= 83).

Shots are out of focus.

 

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Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the 

way down to shoot (= 26).

 

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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.

 

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Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (= 77, = 80).

No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the 

shutter button is pressed halfway.

 

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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.

 

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 81).

 

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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (= 72, = 104).

 

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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 71, = 71).