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| Digital zoom | 1) The digital zoom setting is turned off. | 1) Turn on the digital zoom setting (page 74). |
| (including Instant | 2) Date stamping is turned on. | 2) Turn off date stamping (page 128). Digital zoom is |
| Zoom) does not |
| disabled while date stamping is turned on. |
| work. The zoom bar |
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| There is a vertical | Shooting a very brightly lit subject can cause a vertical | This is a CCD phenomenon known as “vertical smear”, |
| line on the monitor | band to appear in the monitor screen image. | and does not indicate malfunction of the camera. Note |
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| case of a snapshot, but it is recorded in the case of a |
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| Images are out of | The subject is outside the range of the camera. | Shoot within the allowable range. |
| focus. |
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| There is digital noise | Sensitivity is increased automatically for dark subjects, | Use a light or some other means to illuminate the subject. |
| in images. | which increases the chance of digital noise. |
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| Playback |
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| The color of the | Sunlight or light from another source is shining directly | Position the camera so sunlight does not shine directly |
| playback image is | into the lens when shooting. | into the lens. |
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| Images are not | A memory card with | This camera cannot display |
| displayed. | another camera is loaded in the camera. |
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