Canon PowerShot SX530 HS Handbuch

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Subjects in shots look too dark.

 

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 71).

 

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (

 

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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (

 

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Use AE lock or spot metering (

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 (

 

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Use AE lock or spot metering (

 

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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 (= 164).

 

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash 
output level (

 

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

 

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Shoot within flash range (= 164).

 

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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 (

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 (

Subjects are affected by red-eye (

 

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Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (

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about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting 
red-eye. 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 (

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 (

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” (

Cannot shoot.

 

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In Playback mode (

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.

No date stamp is added to images.

 

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Configure the [Date Stamp  ] setting (= 20). Note that date stamps are not 

added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/
Time] setting (

 

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cannot be configured (= 43).

[

] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting 

[

 

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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (

 

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 71).

 

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Increase the ISO speed (

 

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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 (

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 (

 

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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 (

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.