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Canon Powershot SD1100 IS
Canon Powershot SD1100 IS
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lucky (sweethero2006) 64 pts
January 25, 2009 11:50 AM
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can any one help me !!!!!!!!

i hv canon sd 1100 cam and in day light the photos are black.....even canon 5 mp camera takes better pic in same time......we are going for a picnic ...in same spot the pic of my camera are black but the camera of my frnd even of less price takes 5 more times better picture....otherwise in other cond my camera is doing excellent job.....is any solution.. pls tell me.........
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
January 27, 2009 1:11 AM
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Have you tried resetting the camera? It sounds like the white balance is stuck and the lens stopped down. If that doesn't help, try changing out the battery. Absent that, you may be looking at a camera repair.
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lucky (sweethero2006) 64 pts
February 1, 2009 10:46 PM
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no man i hv done all u tell....but still....and i hv bought it 6 month back........i want to know my sd1100 has this problem or all sd 1100 has same problem............
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
February 2, 2009 7:32 PM
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Well, since you've tried that and no go, I'd suggest you take out the batteries for about an hour and then see if that works. If it persists, then I'm going to suggest you send it in for repair while you still have a warranty on it.
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lucky (sweethero2006) 64 pts
February 5, 2009 11:05 AM
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can u give me ur e mail i will send u some sample photo....
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
February 5, 2009 7:33 PM
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Your best bet will be to post it on flickr and then post a link for all of us to see and comment upon.
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kenneth 0 pts
April 26, 2009 6:02 PM
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can this camera take far far shots as in Greenland and Alaska or compare with which models are versatile for such areas included
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lucky (sweethero2006) 64 pts
April 27, 2009 3:49 PM
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in day light the face of the person look black.......
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
April 28, 2009 1:17 AM
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Lucky, if you're losing the face in daylight, there's a good chance you're shooting them in a backlight situation. That's where the sun (or some other light source) is shining over their shoulders and into the lens of the camera. This causes the cameras' light meter to read it as far brighter than it actually is, causing it to stop down the lens and underexposing the subject. To compensate for this, you can either shoot with the sun source over YOUR shoulder and into their face, or use the beach or snow settings. You can also just shoot the shot with the flash on. This will help make your subject "pop" even in daylight.

As for zoom shooting in Alaska, Greenland, et al, the zoom is fair, but you can do better. Suggest you look at the Canon G9 or the Panasonic LX3.
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lucky (sweethero2006) 64 pts
April 30, 2009 3:17 PM
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thanx for ur advice ...i heartly accept...can u please me one thing.....when i using it in auto mode in some cases flash is not coming so photos are little bit dark so i am always using manual mode with flash on.....please suggest in which mode i should capture specially on picnic....
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
May 2, 2009 1:25 AM
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That's very common, especially in the "magic hour" where it's dark enough to have shadows, but light enough to prevent the flash to engage. It's very common due to relying on automatic functions. You can try and use some of the presets, but in the end, you'll probably need to just use the manual flash in those situations.
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