Maintenance and Troubleshooting 6-9
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Your picture is too light (overexposed).
If you are using the setting, it may be too bright.
Try setting the flash to . See “Setting the flash”
on page 2-4.
You can adjust the exposure manually to make
your photos darker. For instructions, see
“Adjusting the exposure” on page 2-15.
When you use the flash in Macro mode, you may
find your pictures come out too light, since the
flash is close to the subject. In this case, try setting
the flash to .
If you are facing a bright light source, you may
need to take your picture from a different angle.
Use an image-editing program to adjust the
picture's brightness and contrast.
Part of your picture is missing.
Make sure you are not blocking the lens with your
finger, strap, clothing, or other object.
A horizontal or vertical red line appears on your
picture.
Red lines are caused by glare. Avoid
photographing very shiny surfaces that reflect
light into your lens.
The wrong date and/or time is displayed on your
camera.
If you remove the batteries from your camera for
a certain time period, you will need to reset the
clock. See “Setting the clock” on page 3-10 to use
the LCD monitor to set the clock. You can also set
the clock from your computer. For instructions,
see the EPSON Photo!2 User’s Guide.
The color in your picture does not look right.
When you take pictures under certain artificial
lighting conditions, the colors may be slightly
distorted. You can use image-editing software to
adjust color.
When you want to get more realistic colored
images, for example, reddish images at dusk, set
the white balance to Lock. For instructions, see
“Adjusting the white balance” on page 2-14.