Canon PowerShot SX530 HS Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
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 (
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 (
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] (
(
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.
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.
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” (
Each Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (
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 (= 20). 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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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 (
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.
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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.
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.