Problem

Possible Cause and Recommended Action

 

 

The LED light does

1)If the battery is dead, charge it (page 18).

 

 

not light.

2)LED light operation is disabled automatically whenever you

 

 

are shooting with a BEST SHOT scene, HDR Art and Slide

 

 

Panorama. Select a different recording mode (page 36).

 

Camera powers

The battery may be dead. Charge the battery (page 18).

 

down during Self-

 

 

 

 

timer countdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The monitor screen

1)You may be using “Macro” for scenery or portraits. Use Auto

 

image is out of

Focus for scenery and portrait shots (page 61).

 

focus.

2)You may be trying to use Auto Focus or “Infinity” when

 

 

shooting a close-up shot. Use the “Macro” for close ups (page

 

 

61).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is digital

1)Sensitivity may have been increased automatically for a dark

 

noise in images.

subject, which increases the chance of digital noise. Use a

 

 

light or some other means to illuminate the subject.

 

 

2)Shooting with a snapshot with a high ISO sensitivity setting

 

 

can increase digital noise in the image. If digital noise

 

 

becomes a problem, try changing the ISO sensitivity setting to

 

 

a lower value.

 

 

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

 

 

being saved. If the battery indicator shows

 

, charge the

 

 

battery as soon as possible (page 18).

 

 

 

 

2)You may have removed the memory card from the camera

 

 

before the save operation was complete, which will result in

 

 

the image not being saved. Do not remove the memory card

 

 

before the save operation is complete.

 

 

Though available

Not enough light is reaching the subjects. Adjust EV shift to the

 

lighting is bright,

+ side (page 58).

 

 

the faces of people

 

 

 

 

in the image are

 

 

 

 

dark.

 

 

 

 

Night shots come

Use the “High Speed Night Scene” BEST SHOT scene (page

 

out bad.

47) when shooting at night.

 

 

Subjects are too

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

 

dark when shooting

underexposure of images. Adjust EV shift to the + side (page

 

images in a

58).

 

 

 

seashore or ski

 

 

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 107).

 

 

3)During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the

 

 

position where it was when recording started. To focus an

 

 

image, half-press the shutter button for Auto Focus before

 

 

you touch “b” (Movie) to start recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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