PowerShot ELPH 180 User Manual

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BeforeUse

BasicGuide

AdvancedGuide

CameraBasics

AutoMode

OtherShooting

Modes

PMode

PlaybackMode

SettingMenu

Accessories

Appendix

Index

NoAFframesaredisplayedandthecameradoesnotfocuswhenthe

shutterbuttonispressedhalfway.

• 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.

• Settheashmodeto[ ] (=

51).

• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=

44).

• Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=

46, 65).

• Use spot metering (=

45).

Subjectslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out.

• Settheashmodeto[ ] (=

32).

• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=

44).

• Use spot metering (=

45).

• Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shotslooktoodarkdespitetheashring(=



2 7 ).

• Shootwithinashrange(=

106).

• Increase the ISO speed (=

45).

Subjectsinashshotslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out.

• Shootwithinashrange(=

106).

• Settheashmodeto[

] (=

32).

Whitespotsappearinashshots.

• Thisiscausedbylightfromtheashreectingoffdustorairborneparticles.

Shotslookgrainy.

• Lower the ISO speed (=

45).

• High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=

45).

Subjectsareaffectedbyred-eye.

• Set [Lamp Setting] to [On] (=

35) to light the red-eye reduction lamp (=

4) for

ashshots.Notethatwhilethered-eyereductionlamp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.

• Edit images using red-eye correction (=

66).

Recordingtothememorycardtakestoolong,orcontinuousshooting

isslower.

• Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=

72).

ShootingsettingsorFUNC.menusettingsarenotavailable.

• Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in Each

Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (=

99 – 103).

Shooting Movies

Theelapsedtimeshownisincorrect,orrecordingisinterrupted.

• Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to a card that supports high-

speed recording. Note that even if the elapsed time display is incorrect, the length

of movies on the memory card corresponds to the actual recording time (=

71,

108).

[ ]isdisplayedandshootingstopsautomatically.

Thecamera’sinternalmemorybufferlledupasthecameracouldnotrecordtothe

memory card quickly enough. Try one of the following measures.

• Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=

72).

• Lower the image quality (=

35).

• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=

108).

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