Problem

Possible Cause and Recommended Action

 

 

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 21).

 

 

 

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. Change the flash

 

lighting is bright,

mode setting to < (Flash On) for daylight synchro flash (page

 

the faces of people

41), or adjust EV shift to the + side (page 50).

 

 

in the image are

 

 

 

dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night shots come

Use the following BEST SHOT scenes (page 70) when shooting

 

out bad.

at night.

 

 

 

• High Speed Night Scene (for shooting night scenery only)

 

 

• High Speed Night Scene and Portrait (for shooting people

 

 

against night scenery)

 

 

 

 

 

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 41), or adjust EV

 

seashore or ski

shift to the + side (page 50).

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom will

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

 

not go up to the

zoom (page 96).

 

 

maximum value.

2)Zoom will not go up to the maximum value if the “Zoom (SR)”

 

 

setting is “Single”. Change the setting to “Off” (page 55).

 

 

3)Zoom will not go up to the maximum value if the snapshot

 

 

size setting is “VGA”. Change to a different setting (page 38).

 

 

 

 

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 172).

 

 

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 or focus

 

 

manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

 

 

 

 

Movie recording

The camera’s protection function may have activated because

 

suddenly stops.

camera temperature is too high. Wait until the camera

 

 

temperature drops to normal levels.

 

 

 

 

 

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