Problem

Possible Cause and Recommended Action

 

Though available

Not enough light is reaching the subjects. Change the flash

 

lighting is bright,

mode setting to < (Flash On) for daylight synchro flash (page

 

the faces of people

46), or adjust EV shift to the + side (page 44).

 

in the image are

 

 

dark.

 

 

 

 

 

Night shots come

Use the following BEST SHOT scenes (page 73) when shooting

 

out bad.

at night.

 

 

• High Speed Night Scene (for shooting night scenery only)

 

 

• High Speed Night Scene and Portrait (for shooting people

 

 

against night scenery)

 

 

 

 

Subjects are too

Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can cause

 

dark when shooting

underexposure of images. Change the flash mode setting to <

 

images in a

(Flash On) for daylight synchro flash (page 46), or adjust EV

 

seashore or ski

shift to the + side (page 44).

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom will

The digital zoom setting may be turned off. Turn on digital zoom

 

not go up to the

(page 98).

 

maximum value.

 

 

 

 

 

The image is out of

1)Focusing may not be possible because the subject is outside

 

focus during movie

the focus range. Shoot within the allowable range.

 

recording.

2)The lens may be dirty. Clean the lens (page 165).

 

 

3)Continuous Auto Focus is not performed during movie

 

 

recording when optical zoom is turned on while “HD/STD” is

 

 

selected as the movie mode, regardless of the current

 

 

Continuous AF setting. You can readjust focus while movie

 

 

recording is in progress by half pressing the shutter button,

 

 

but doing so will cause noise produced by the lens operation

 

 

to be picked up in the audio recording.

 

 

4)Focus is fixed during movie recording when “HS” is selected

 

 

as the movie mode.

Playback

 

 

The color of the

Sunlight or light from another source may be shining directly

 

playback image is

into the lens when you are shooting. Position the camera so

 

different from what

sunlight does not shine directly into the lens.

 

appears on the

 

 

monitor screen

 

 

when shooting.

 

 

Images are not

This camera cannot display non-DCF images recorded onto a

 

displayed.

memory card using another digital camera.

 

 

 

 

Images cannot be

Note that you cannot edit the following types of snapshots.

 

edited (with White

• Snapshots created using MOTION PRINT

 

Balance,

• CS group snapshots

 

Brightness, Resize,

• Movies

 

Trimming,

• Snapshots recorded with another camera

 

Rotation).

 

 

 

 

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