Problem

Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

Image is

Camera moved

• Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the

blurred or out

 

shutter button.

 

of focus

 

• Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera

 

 

shake warning

displays.

 

 

 

 

Autofocus function

• Be careful not to block the AF auxiliary light emitter with

 

hampered by obstruction

your finger or other items.

 

to AF auxiliary light emitter

 

 

Subject out of focal range • Ensure that there is at least 70 cm (2.3 ft.) between the

camera lens and subject.

•Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 6 and 70 cm (2.4 in. and 2.3 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 20 and 70 cm (7.9 in. and 2.3 ft.) at maximum telephoto.

Subject in

Insufficient light for

• Set the built-in flash to on.

 

 

recorded image

shooting

• Use a high-output externally mounted flash.

 

is too dark

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject dark in comparison

• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the background

• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject too far for flash to

• To use the built-in flash, shoot within 70 cm to 4.5 m

 

 

 

 

reach

(2.3 to 14.8 ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide

 

 

 

 

 

angle and within 70 cm to 3.6 m (2.3 to 11.8 ft.) at the

 

 

 

 

maximum telephoto setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use an externally mounted flash with a large output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject in

Subject too close

• Adjust the flash output with the flash exposure

 

recorded image

(flash photography)

compensation function (p. 74).

 

 

is too bright

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject bright in

• Set the exposure compensation to a negative (-) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

comparison to the

• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.

 

 

 

 

 

background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light shining directly on

• Change the shooting angle.

 

 

 

 

 

subject or reflected off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subject into camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash set to On

• Set the flash to Auto or Off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash will not

Flash set to Off

• Set the flash to Auto or On.

 

 

fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image not

Main dial is set to

• Turn the main dial to

(Shooting) or

 

(Replay).

 

 

 

showing on TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect video system

• Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC

 

 

 

 

setting

or PAL, for your TV ➜ (See Set up Menu, p. 119).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom does not

Mode dial is turned to

• Turn the mode dial to any shooting mode except for

.

operate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom lever was pressed

• Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while shooting in movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

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