Taking Pictures
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•the image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash
range of approximately 30cm – 4.0 m (12 in. – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle,
and approximately 50 cm – 2.0m (1.6 – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
•the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move
about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
50 cm (1.6 ft.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
•the lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway?
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in
dark areas.
•the h icon blinks when you try to take an image?
The flash is charging. You can shoot when recharging ends.
Scene Icons

The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then

automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject

brightness and color.

* Appears when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Background Bright Including Blue
Skies
Sunsets
Dark
Subject Backlit Backlit
When Using
Tripod
People –*
When Moving –– –
Subjects Other Than
People/
Landscapes
*
Close Subjects ––
Icon Background
Color Gray Light Blue Orange Dark Blue
Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a
wall for example), or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try
shooting in G mode (p.66).