Canon Digital Camera Canon PowerShot SX170 User Manual

3.2

Out of 2 Ratings

Owner's of the Canon Digital Camera Canon PowerShot SX170 gave it a score of 3.2 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:

  • Reliability

    3.5 out of 5

  • Durability

    3.0 out of 5

  • Maintenance

    4.5 out of 5

  • Performance

    2.5 out of 5

  • Ease of Use

    2.5 out of 5
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Cover
Before Use
Common Camera
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
Tv, Av, and M
Mode
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.
• Raisetheashandsettheashmodeto[h] (=
62).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
52).
• Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=
54, 84).
• Use AE lock or spot metering (=
52, 53).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Lowertheashandsettheashmodeto[!] (=
28).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
52).
• Use AE lock or spot metering (=
52, 53).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shotslooktoodarkdespitetheashring(=
30).
• Shootwithinashrange(=
129).
• Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchangingtheashoutput
level (=
63, 68).
• Increase the ISO speed (=
53).
Subjectsinashshotslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out.
• Shootwithinashrange(=
129).
• Lowertheashandsettheashmodeto[!] (=
28).
• Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchangingtheashoutput
level (=
63, 68).
Whitedotsorsimilarimageartifacts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 (=
53).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (=
37).
• Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=
40) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
(=
4)inashshots.Notethatwhilethered-eyereductionlampison(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 (=
84).
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 (=
92).
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 Menu” (=
120 – 126).
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 (
=
91, 129
).
[ ] 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 (=
92).
• Lower the image quality (=
37).
• Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=
129).
Zooming is not possible.
• Zooming is not possible when shooting movies in [ ] mode (=
47).
Playback
Playback is not possible.
• Imageormovieplaybackmaynotbepossibleifacomputerisusedtorenamelesor
alter the folder structure. Refer to “Software Instruction Manual” (=
100) for details
onfolderstructureandlenames.

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