User Manual - Page 198

For POWERSHOT-G5.

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Turn off the camera's power.
Replace the battery pack with a new one.
Clean the battery terminals with a clean dry cloth.
Plug the compact power adapter's DC plug more firmly
into the camera's DC IN terminal.
Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter
and insert its plug firmly into the power outlet.
Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the
shutter button.
Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera
shake warning appears.
Be careful not to block the AF-assist Beam with your finger
or other items.
Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].
See Rec. Menu (p. 158)
Ensure that there is at least 50 cm (1.6 ft.) between the
camera lens and subject.
Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 5 and
50 cm (0.16 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 15
and 50 cm (0.49 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.
See Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus
(p. 105)
Set the built-in flash to on.
Use a high-output externally mounted flash.
Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.
Use the AE lock or spot metering function.
See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 97) and
Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 83)
To use the built-in flash, shoot within 70 cm to 5 m (2.3 to 16.5
ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide angle and within 70
cm to 4 m (2.3 to 13.1 ft.) at the maximum telephoto setting.
Use an externally mounted flash with a large output.
Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. See Changing
the ISO speed (p. 92)
Problem Cause Solution
The camera's power is on.
Battery life exceeded
Poor contact between camera
and compact power adapter
Camera moved
Autofocus function
hampered by obstruction to
AF-assist Beam
AF-assist Beam is set to off
Subject out of focal range
Subject is hard to focus on
Insufficient light for shooting
Subject dark in comparison
to the background
Subject too far for flash to
reach
Battery pack
will not charge
Subject in
recorded
image is too
dark
Troubleshooting (continued)
Image is
blurred or out
of focus
Subject in
recorded
image is too
dark
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