It's a Reflection.Is there a smudge on the lens?
I know nothing of software for this camera. Where do you get it? How is it down loaded?Maybe there's something wrong with the camera. I have 3 different models of the PowerShot series, all less fancy than yours, and if you leave them in auto mode it's hard to take a bad shot. If you put it in macro mode, it should auto focus down to 1 cm. It even has image stabilization.
One good thing about digital cameras: experimenting is virtually free. So, you can try a bunch of different things and see what works best. Also, you can often improve shots with free software. I use one called FSviewer.
Don
I know nothing of software for this camera. Where do you get it? How is it down loaded?
Maybe I dhould look more closely at the Manuel. Does it come with necessary or needed software?
Thanks, Don, appreciate the help and info. Will have to take a couple. All have bee deleted.The software I mentioned is for use after you download the photos to your computer. It is a Windows program that you can download here. There are other free programs, like IrfanView that do the same thing. The camera comes with software to download photos to your computer
I know that Canon manuals are complicated, but if you spend some time with it you can get more from your camera.
Like Radish Rose wrote, maybe your lens is dirty. Be careful if you clean it. Dampen, don't soak a cotton ball with alcohol. Wipe gently. Don't use the same surface twice. Dry gently with more cotton balls. Repeat if necessary.
Maybe you could post one of your photos. It might help us figure out what's wrong.
I hope that helps a little.
Don