98Eyes appear red.
Light reflecting back from
eyes can make them appear
red when the flash is used in
dark areas.
zUse the (red-eye reduction)
mode (Basic Guide p.9). For this
mode to be effective, the subject
must be looking right at the red-
eye reduction lamp. Try asking
them to look directly at the lamp.
zEven better results can be
obtained by increasing the lighting
in indoor settings or approaching
closer to the subject. The shutter
will not activate for approximately
1 second after the red-eye
reduction lamp fires in order to
improve the effect.
Continuous shooting slows down.
The memory card’s
performance has dropped.
zTo enhance the continuous
shooting performance, you are
recommended to format the
memory card in the camera after
you save all its images to your
computer (p.21).
Recording images to memory card takes a long time.
Memory card was formatted
in another device.
zUse a memory card formatted in
your camera (p.21).
Lens will not retract.
Memory card slot cover or
battery cover was opened
with power on.
zFirst close the memory card slot
cover or battery cover and then
turn the power off (Basic Guide
p.1).