Problem | Cause | Remedy |
Subject is not in | Subject difficult to focus | Subjects difficult to focus on using |
focus | on | autofocus: objects with little contrast (blue |
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| sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, finely |
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| patterned objects, |
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| scenery through window or net, etc. Lock |
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| focus on another object located at same |
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| distance (press shutter release button |
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| halfway), then aim at target and press |
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| shutter release button fully, or use Manual |
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| Focus mode. |
| Subject is not in focusing | Position subject in focus frame (focusing |
| area | area) in middle of LCD monitor. If the |
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| subject is outside the focusing area, aim |
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| the camera at the subject and lock the |
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| focus (press shutter release button |
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| halfway), then compose picture and press |
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| the shutter release button fully. |
| Subject is too close | Set focus mode on q (Macro) or r |
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| (Super Macro). (p.72) |
| Focus mode is set on q | Normal pictures will be out of focus if |
| (Macro) or r (Super | taken with focus mode set on q (Macro) |
| Macro) | or r (Super Macro). |
Flash does not | Flash mode is set to Off | Set to Auto or b. (p.75) |
discharge |
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The Capture mode is set | Flash will not discharge in these modes. | |
| to C, Continuous | You can cancel the |
| Shooting, Infinity- | (Sports mode). |
| Landscape or (Sports |
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| mode) mode |
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Very occasionally, static electricity may cause malfunction of the camera. In this case, remove the battery and install it again. If the camera works properly, the camera is in its normal condition and you can continue to use it.
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