Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Shots are blurry or

Subject out of focal range.

zEnsure that there is at least 46 cm (1.5 ft.)

unfocused.

 

between the camera lens and subject.

 

 

zWhen shooting subjects within the 5 to 46 cm

 

 

(2.2 in. – 1.5 ft.) wide angle range or the 26 to

 

 

46 cm (10 in. – 1.5 ft.) telephoto range, use

 

 

Macro mode.

 

Subject is hard to focus on.

zUse the focus lock or the manual focus to

 

 

shoot the image. (See Shooting Problem

 

 

Subjects for the Autofocus (p. 87))

 

 

 

The subject comes

Insufficient light for shooting.

zSet the flash on.

out underexposed

The subject is darker than the

zSet exposure compensation to a positive value

(too dark).

surroundings.

or use the spot metering function.

 

 

Subject too far for flash to reach.

zWhen the flash is used, the distance between

 

 

lens and subject should not exceed 4.2 m

 

 

(14 ft.) at wide angle and 2.5 m (8.2 ft.) at

 

 

telephoto. Raise the ISO sensitivity and then

 

 

shoot. (See Changing the ISO Speed (p. 84))

 

 

 

The subject comes

The subject is too close to the

zWhen the flash is used, the distance between

out overexposed

flash.

lens and subject should be no less than 26 cm

(too bright).

 

(10 in.).

 

 

 

 

The subject is brighter than the

zSet exposure compensation to a negative

 

surroundings.

value.

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