Shooting

Cannot shoot.

●● In Playback mode (=61), press the shutter button halfway (=23).

Strange display on the screen under low light (=24).

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 darken under bright light.

--The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting.

--Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that includes a bright light source.

No date stamp is added to images.

●● Configure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=17). Note that date stamps are not added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/Time] setting (=35).

●● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=110) in which this setting cannot be configured (=35).

[ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (=30).

[] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=30).

●● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=60).

●● Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=58). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=51).

●● 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 (=60).

Shots are out of focus.

●● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down to shoot (=23).

●● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=116). ●● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=40).

●● Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated. ●● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (=55, =58).

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 [ ] (=58).

●● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=50). ●● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=52, =75).

●● Use AE lock or spot metering (=50, =51).

Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=28).

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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=50).

●● Use AE lock or spot metering (=50, =51).

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Reduce the lighting on subjects.

Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=30).

●● Shoot within flash range (=116). ●● Increase the ISO speed (=51).

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

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Shoot within flash range (=116).

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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (=28).

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 (=51).

Subjects are affected by red-eye (=37).

●● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=40) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (=3) 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 (=75).

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

 

 

2

Auto Mode

 

 

3

Other Shooting Modes

 

 

4

P Mode

 

 

5

Playback Mode

 

 

6

Setting Menu

 

 

7

Accessories

 

 

8

Appendix

Index

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