Problem Symptom

Cause

Solution

Pictures are not sharp.

Focus signal is red.

Pictures are taken indoors or in low-light situations without flash.

Subject is too close.

A special situation is pre- venting the autofocus sys- tem from focusing (p. 31).

Slow shutter speeds result in blurred images when the camera is hand-held.

Make sure the subject is within the autofocus range (p. 30).

Use the focus-lock function to focus on an object at the same distance as the subject (p. 30).

Use a tripod, change the cam- era sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 52), or use the flash (p. 32).

While using

The subject is beyond the flash range (p.

flash, the pic-

tures are too

33).

 

dark.

 

 

Subject

Viewfinder was used for framing. Parallax

appears too

is apparent with subjects closer than 1m

far to the right

(3ft.) at the zoom’s wide-angle position or

in the image.

3m (10ft) at the telephoto position.

Part of the

Viewfinder

The lens was partially

image area is

was used to

covered with an object or

hidden behind capture the

finger.

a dark object.

image.

 

Move closer to the subject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 52).

Only use the LCD monitor for framing with close subjects.

When using the viewfinder, take care not to cover the lens.

If the camera does not function normally, turn it off, remove and reinsert the battery, or unplug and reconnect the AC adapter set. Always turn the camera off using the main switch otherwise the memory card may be damaged and camera settings reset.

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