Canon PowerShot G6 User Manual page 178

Problem
Subject in
recorded image is
too bright
A vertical bar of
light (red, purple)
appears on the
LCD monitor
White dots or
white asterisks
appear on the
image
Flash will not fire
Image not showing
on TV
Zoom will not
operate
CF card image
reading is slow
Recording images
on the CF card
takes too long
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Cause
Flash set to On
Subject too bright
Light from the flash has
reflected off dust
particles or insects in
the air. This occurs
more frequently in the
following conditions:
• When shooting at the
wide angle end.
• When shooting with a
high aperture value in
the aperture-priority
AE mode.
Flash set to Off
Incorrect video system
setting
Shooting mode set to
(Stitch Assist)
Zoom lever turned
while shooting in movie
mode
Currently used CF card
has been formatted in a
different device.
Solution
Set the flash to Auto or Off.
This is a normal occurrence in
devices containing CCDs and
does not constitute a
malfunction. (This red bar of
light will not be recorded when
shooting still photos, but it will
be recorded when shooting
movies.)
This effect can be reduced by
setting [ND Filter] to [On].
See Using the ND Filter
(p. 120).
This is a phenomenon that
occurs with digital cameras
and does not constitute a
malfunction.
Set the flash to On.
Set the video system to the
appropriate setting, NTSC or
PAL, for your TV (p. 52).
The output will not appear on a
TV monitor in (Stitch
Assist) mode. Shoot in a
different mode.
Operate the zoom before
shooting in movie mode.
Use a CF card formatted with
this camera.
See Formatting a CF Card
(p. 141).