Problems and Solutions
Problem |
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| • | The subject’s face is obscured by sunglasses, a hat, long hair, or other objects: Remove | |
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| 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 (P22). | |
| • | The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal: Ask the subject to hold their head straight. | |
| • | The camera is tilted: Keep the camera level (P17). | |
| • | 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 (P22). | ||
| • | The flash is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode | |
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| (P20). | |
| • | The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery (P6) or insert a | |
The flash does not fire. |
| (P8). | |
| • | The camera is in continuous mode: Select OFF for RCONTINUOUS (P55). | |
| • | The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P65). | |
| • The flash is off (P): Choose a different flash mode (P26). | ||
Some flash modes are | • | The desired flash mode is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different | |
| shooting mode (P20). | ||
| not available. |
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• | The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P65). | ||
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The flash does not fully | • | The subject is not in range of the flash: Position the subject in range of the flash (P92). | |
| light the subject. | • | The flash window is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly (P17). | |
| • | The lens is dirty: Clean the lens (P75). | |
| • | The lens is blocked: Keep objects away from the lens (P17). | |
Pictures are blurred. | • | sis displayed during shooting and the focus frame is displayed in red: Check focus | |
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| before shooting (P81). | |
| • | kis displayed during shooting: Use the flash or a tripod (P27). | |
78 | Troubleshooting |