Canon PowerShot SX610 HS Red Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Appendix
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto
Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Index
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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.
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 [ ] (= 66).
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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 spot metering (
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 30).
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
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Use spot metering (
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Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (= 33).
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Shoot within flash range (= 158).
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Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Shoot within flash range (= 158).
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 30).
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 (
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Subjects are affected by red-eye (
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Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (
(
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.
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 (
Shooting
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.
recorded in movies.
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The screen may flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent
or LED lighting.
or LED lighting.
No date stamp is added to images.
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Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (= 39). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/
Time] setting (
Time] setting (
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[Date Stamp
[
] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
[
] is displayed on the screen when the shutter button is pressed halfway
(
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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (
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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (= 66).
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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 (
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 (
way down to shoot (
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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.