Problems and Solutions
Problem |
| Solution | |
| • | 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 (P32). | |
| • | The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal: Ask the subject to hold their head straight. | |
| • | The camera is tilted: Keep the camera level (P21). | |
| • | 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 (P32). | ||
| • | The flash is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode | |
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| (P25). | |
| • | The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery (P10) or insert a | |
The fl ash does not fi re. |
| (P11). | |
| • | The camera is in continuous mode: Select OFF for RCONTINUOUS (P72). | |
| • | The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P73). | |
| • | The flash is off (P): Choose a different fl ash mode (P35). | |
Some fl ash modes are | • | The desired flash mode is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different | |
| shooting mode (P25). | ||
not available. |
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• | The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (P73). | ||
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The fl ash does not fully | • | The subject is not in range of the flash: Position the subject in range of the fl ash (P106). | |
light the subject. | • | The flash window is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly (P21). |
92 | Troubleshooting |