Problem

Possible Causes and Action

 

 

An image I shot was not

1) Camera power may have been turned off before the save operation was complete, which will result in

 

saved.

the image not being saved. When the battery indicator shows “

”, charge the battery as soon as

 

 

possible (page 37).

 

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 lighting is

Not enough light is reaching the subjects. Change the flash mode setting to “

 

” (Flash On) for daylight

bright, the faces of people in

synchro flash (page 76), or use adjust EV shift to the + side (page 141).

 

 

the image are dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subjects are too bright when

Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can cause underexposure of images. Change the flash mode

shooting images in a

setting to “

 

” (Flash On) for daylight synchro flash (page 76), or use adjust EV shift to the + side (page

seashore or ski area.

141).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom does not work.

1) The digital zoom setting may be turned off. Turn on digital zoom (page 75).

 

The zoom bar indicates zoom

2) Time stamping may be turned on, which will cause digital zoom to be disabled. Turn off time stamping

only up to a zoom factor of

(page 151).

 

 

 

3.0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition of a family

Though face characteristics were recorded for your family member, the data may have been faulty, or the

member’s face is not

angle to the face or its expression may be making recognition difficult. Re-record the face of the family

recognized correctly, even

member who is not being recognized (page 95).

 

though the face has been

 

 

 

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is out of focus

1) Focusing is not possible because the subject is outside the focus range. Shoot within the allowable

during movie recording.

range.

 

 

 

 

2) The lens may be dirty. Clean the lens (page 35).

 

 

 

 

 

During movie recording, the

The camera is designed to turn off the REC light and decrease the brightness level of the monitor screen

REC light keeps going out

automatically whenever its temperature exceeds a preset level during movie recording. If you keep

and the monitor screen keeps

recording under these conditions, “ALERT” will appear on the monitor screen and movie recording will stop

going dim suddenly.

automatically. If this happens, turn off the camera and wait until it cools down before trying to use it again.

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