APPENDIX

Image Recording

Symptom

 

 

 

Possible Cause

 

Action

 

Camera powers down

The battery is dead.

Charge the battery (page 33).

 

during self-timer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

countdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor screen image is

1)

You are using the Manual Focus mode and

1)

Focus the image (page 79).

 

out of focus.

 

have not focused the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

You are trying to use the Macro mode (

 

)

2)

Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots.

 

 

 

 

when shooting a scenery or portrait shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

You are trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity

3)

Use the Macro mode (

 

) for close-ups.

 

 

 

 

mode (

 

) when shooting a close-up shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded images are not

1)

Camera powers down before the save

1)

When the battery indicator shows “

”, charge

saved in memory.

 

operation is complete.

 

the battery as soon as possible (page 33).

 

2)

Removing the memory card before the save

2)

Do not remove the memory card before the

 

 

operation is complete.

 

save operation is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Though available lighting is

Not enough light is reaching the subjects.

•

Change the flash mode setting to “

 

” (flash

 

bright, the faces of human

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on) for daylight synchro flash (page 63).

subjects appear dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Increase the EV shift value (page 81).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subjects are too dark when

Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can

•

Change the flash mode setting to “

 

” (flash

 

recording images on a

cause underexposure of images.

 

on) for daylight synchro flash (page 63).

seashore or at a ski area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

Increase the EV shift value (page 81).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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