User's Manual

Troubleshooting
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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.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
• Set the flash mode to h (p. 100).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 84).
• Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (pp. 88, 119).
• Use spot metering or AE lock (pp. 85, 86).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Set the flash mode to ! (p. 60).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 84).
• Use spot metering or AE lock (pp. 85, 86).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (p. 50).
• Shoot within flash range (see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide).
• Increase the ISO speed (p. 87).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Shoot within flash range (see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide).
• Set the flash mode to ! (p. 60).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
• This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
• Lower the ISO speed (p. 87).
• High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (p. 87).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (p. 63).
• Set [Lamp Setting] to [On] (p. 66) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (p. 4) in flash
shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about one second), it is not
possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. 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 (p. 120).
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 (p. 127).
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 Menu” (pp. 166 – 173).
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