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 flicker and horizontal banding may appear under fluorescent or LED lighting.

No date stamp is added to images.

●● Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=20). Note that date stamps are not added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/ Time] setting (=45).

●● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=187) in which this setting cannot be configured (=45).

[ ] flashes 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 flash and set the flash 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).

●● Confirm 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.

Subjects in shots look too dark.

●● Raise the flash and set the flash 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.

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=33).

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=72).

●● Use AE lock or spot metering (=72).

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Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=36).

●● Shoot within flash range (=198).

●● Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=87, =94).

●● Increase the ISO speed (=73).

Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

●● Shoot within flash range (=198).

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=33).

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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash

 

output level (=87, =94).

White spots 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 (=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 flash 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).

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

 

 

2

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

 

 

3

Other Shooting Modes

 

 

4

P Mode

 

 

5

Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode

 

 

6

Playback Mode

 

 

7

Wi-Fi Functions

 

 

8

Setting Menu

 

 

9

Accessories

 

 

10

Appendix

Index

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