Canon PowerShot G6 User Manual page 177

Problem
Subject in
recorded image is
too dark
Subject in
recorded image is
too bright
Cause
Subject dark in
comparison to the
background
Subject too far for flash
to reach
The ND filter is On.
Subject too close
causing flash to be too
bright
Subject bright in
comparison to the
background
Light shining directly on
subject or reflected off
subject into camera
Solution
Set the exposure
compensation to a positive (+)
setting.
Use the AE lock or spot
metering function.
See Locking the Exposure
Setting (AE Lock) (p. 105)
and Switching between Light
Metering Modes (p. 92).
To use the built-in flash, shoot
within 70 cm to 5.0 m (2.3 to
16 ft.) of the subject at the
maximum wide angle and
within 70 cm to 4.0 m (2.3 to
13 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. 98).
Set [ND Filter] to [Off].
See Using the ND Filter
(p. 120).
Adjust the flash output with the
flash exposure compensation
function (p. 109).
Set the exposure
compensation to a negative (–)
setting.
Use the AE lock or spot
metering function.
See Locking the Exposure
Setting (AE Lock) (p. 105)
and Switching between Light
Metering Modes (p. 92).
Set [ND Filter] to [On].
See Using the ND Filter
(p. 120).
Change the shooting angle.
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