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| A recorded image | 1)Camera power may have been turned off before the save | |
| was not saved. | operation was complete, which will result in the image not | |
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| being saved. If the battery indicator shows | , charge the |
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| battery as soon as possible (page 18). |
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| 2)You may have removed the memory card from the camera | |
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| before the save operation was complete, which will result in | |
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| the image not being saved. Do not remove the memory card | |
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| before the save operation is complete. |
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| 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 |
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| dark. |
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| Night shots come | Use the following BEST SHOT scenes (page 58) when shooting | |
| out bad. | at night. |
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| • Night Scene (for shooting night scenery only) |
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| • Night Scene Portrait (for shooting people against night | |
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| 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 40), or adjust EV | |
| seashore or ski | shift to the + side (page 83). |
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| The focus frame | Normally, turning off the camera while “Detect Smile” is | |
| does not appear on | selected for Auto Shutter will cause the camera’s face detection | |
| the monitor screen. | setting to change. You will need to change the face detection | |
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| setting again after turn on the camera. You can tell the camera | |
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| to remember the Auto Shutter setting by selecting “On” for the | |
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| “Auto Shutter” power on default setting (page 81). |
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| Digital zoom | 1)The digital zoom setting may be turned off. Turn on digital | |
| (including HD | zoom (page 79). |
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| zoom) does not | 2)Date stamping may be turned on, which will cause digital | |
| work. The zoom | zoom to be disabled. Turn off date stamping (page 142). | |
| bar indicates zoom |
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| only up to a zoom |
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| factor of 3.0. |
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| When shooting | Auto Shutter may not trigger when shooting under very bright or | |
| with Auto Shutter, | very dark conditions, or when shooting a fast moving subject, | |
| the shutter does | etc. If this happens, try changing the Auto Shutter Trigger | |
| not trigger. | Sensitivity setting (page 75), or press the shutter button all the | |
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| way down to release the shutter and shoot the image. | |
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