Casio K1123PCM2DMX manual 126

Problem	Possible Cause and Recommended Action
The flash does not	1)If ? (Flash Off) is selected as the flash mode, change to
fire.	another mode (page 26).
	2)If the battery is dead, charge it (page 10).
	3)If a BEST SHOT scene that uses ? (Flash Off) is selected,
	change to a different flash mode (page 26) or select a
	different BEST SHOT scene (page 44).
Camera powers	The battery may be dead. Charge the battery (page 10).
down during Self-
timer countdown.
The monitor screen	1)You may be using Manual Focus and have not focused the
image is out of	image. Focus the image (page 49).
focus.	2)You may be using ´ (Macro) for scenery or portraits. Use
	Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots (page 49).
	3)You may be trying to use Auto Focus or ) (Infinity) when
	shooting a close-up shot. Use the ´ (Macro) for close ups
	(page 49).
There is a vertical	Shooting a very brightly lit subject can cause a vertical band to
line in the monitor	appear in the monitor screen image. This is a CCD
screen image.	phenomenon known as “vertical smear”, and does not indicate
	malfunction of the camera. Note that vertical smear is not
	recorded with the image in the case of a snapshot, but it is
	recorded in the case of a movie.
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)You may be attempting to shoot in a dark location with ?
	(Flash Off) selected, which can increase digital noise and
	make images appear coarse. In this case, turn on flash (page
	26) or use lights for illumination.
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 12).
	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	26), or adjust EV shift to the + side (page 34).
in the image are
dark.

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