Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Owner's Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Index
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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 brightness by using exposure compensation (= 71).
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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 71, = 71).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 33).
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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 (= 36).
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Shoot within flash range (= 181).
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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash
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Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Shoot within flash range (= 181).
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 33).
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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash
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).
Shooting
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.
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 (= 50).
No date stamp is added to images.
No date stamp is added to images.
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Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (= 42). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/
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[ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
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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).