Canon PowerShot SX420 IS Manual

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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 [ ] (= 58).

 

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 50).

 

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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (= 51, = 75).

 

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Use spot metering (= 50).

Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

 

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 28).

 

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 50).

 

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Use spot metering (= 50).

 

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Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (= 30).

 

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Shoot within flash range (= 141).

 

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

 

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Shoot within flash range (= 141).

 

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 28).

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 (= 51).

Subjects are affected by red-eye.

 

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Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (= 40). Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp 

(= 4) is lit (for 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 (= 76).

Cannot shoot.

 

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In Playback mode (= 61), press the shutter button halfway (= 23).

Strange display on the screen under low light (= 24).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.

 

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The following display problems are not recorded in still images but are recorded 

in movies. Please take note of this.

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The screen may darken under bright light.

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The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting.

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Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that 

includes a bright light source.

No date stamp is added to images.

 

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Configure the [Date Stamp ] (= 35). Note that date stamps are not added 

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

setting (= 17).

 

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Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (= 137) in which [Date Stamp ] 

cannot be configured (= 35).

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

is not possible (= 30).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (= 30).

 

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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (= 59).

 

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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 58).

 

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Increase the ISO speed (= 51).

 

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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 (= 59).

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 (= 23).

 

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Make sure subjects are within focus range (= 142).

 

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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.

 

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Try shooting with Focus Lock (= 55).