User Guide

Troubleshooting
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Full-screen display is not available while shooting (p. 67).
h flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is
not possible (p. 49).
is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (p. 57).
• Set [IS mode] to [Continuous] (p. 119).
• Set the flash mode to h (p. 114).
• Increase the ISO speed (p. 100).
• Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this case, set [IS
Mode] to [Off] (p. 119).
Shots are out of focus.
• Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down
to shoot (p. 39).
• Make sure subjects are within focusing range (see “Specifications” in the Getting
Started guide).
• Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (p. 73).
• Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
• Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (pp. 110, 113).
Shots are blurry.
• Blurring may occur more often when Touch Shutter is used to shoot, depending on
shooting conditions. Hold the camera still when shooting.
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. 114).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 99).
• Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (pp. 101, 146).
• Use AE lock or spot metering (pp. 99, 100).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
• Set the flash mode to ! (p. 57).
• Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 99).
• Use AE lock or spot metering (pp. 99, 100).
• Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (p. 49).
• Shoot within flash range (see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide).
• Increase the ISO speed (p. 100).
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. 57).
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