FujiFilm 16238037 owner manual Subject’s face is poorly lit Shoot in bright light

Problems and Solutions

Problem		Solution
	•	The subject’s face is obscured by sunglasses, a hat, long hair, or other objects: Remove
		the obstructions.
	•	The subject’s face occupies only a small area of the frame: Change the composition so that
No face is detected.		the subject’s face occupies a larger area of the frame (P24).
	•	The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal: Ask the subject to hold their head straight.
	•	The camera is tilted: Keep the camera level (P15).
	•	The subject’s face is poorly lit: Shoot in bright light.
Wrong subject is	The selected subject is closer to the center of the frame than the main subject. Recompose the
selected.	picture or turn face detection off and frame the picture using focus lock (P24).
	•	The flash is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode
		(P18).
The flash does not fire.	•	The batteries are exhausted: Insert fresh or fully-charged spare batteries (P6).
	•	The camera is in continuous mode: Select OFF for RCONTINUOUS (P58).
	•	The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P66).
	• The flash is off (P): Choose a different flash mode (P28).
Some flash modes are	•	The desired flash mode is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different
		shooting mode (P18).
not available.
	•	The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P66).
The flash does not fully	•	The subject is not in range of the flash: Position the subject in range of the flash (P94).
light the subject.	•	The flash window is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly (P15).
	•	The lens is dirty: Clean the lens (P77).
	•	The lens is blocked: Keep objects away from the lens (P15).
Pictures are blurred.	•	sis displayed during shooting and the focus frame is displayed in red: Check focus
		before shooting (P83).
	•	kis displayed during shooting: Use the flash or a tripod (P29).

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