Owner's Manual

175
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
Subjects in shots look too dark.
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
86).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
72).
● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
=
75,
=
118).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
72).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
33).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
72).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
72).
● Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (
=
36).
● Shoot within ash range (
=
198).
● Adjust brightness by using ash exposure compensation or changing the ash
output level (
=
87,
=
94).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
73).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Shoot within ash range (
=
198).
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
33).
● Adjust brightness by using ash exposure compensation or changing the ash
output level (
=
87,
=
94).
White spots 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 (
=
73).
● High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (
=
59).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (
=
52).
● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (
=
55). The red-eye reduction lamp (
=
3) will
be activated in ash shots. 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 (
=
119).
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 (
=
149).
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” (
=
182 –
=
187).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
● In Playback mode (
=
101), press the shutter button halfway (
=
26).
Nothing is displayed (
=
36).
Strange display on the screen under low light (
=
28).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
● Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are
recorded in movies.
- The screen may icker and horizontal banding may appear under uorescent
or LED lighting.
No date stamp is added to images.
● Congure the [Date Stamp ] setting (
=
20). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have congured the [Date/
Time] setting (
=
45).
● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (
=
187) in which this setting
cannot be congured (
=
45).
[ ] ashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (
=
36).
[
] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (
=
36).
● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (
=
90).
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
86).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
73).
● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (
=
90).
Shots are out of focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
way down to shoot (
=
26).
● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (
=
198).
● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (
=
55).
● Conrm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
=
82,
=
85).
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.