Problem

Possible cause

Solution

A long delay

The camera

Use Focus Lock (see page 38).

occurs

needs time to

 

between

lock focus and

 

pressing the

exposure.

 

Shutter button

 

 

The scene is

z Use the flash.

and the

dark and the

z If using flash is not possible, then

camera

camera is

use a tripod to keep the camera

taking a

taking a long

steady during the long exposure

picture.

exposure.

time.

 

 

 

 

The camera is

It will take longer to take a picture

 

using a flash

with Red-eye Reduction. The

 

setting with

shutter is delayed because of the

 

Red-eye

additional flash. In turn, make

 

Reduction.

sure your subjects wait for the

 

 

second flash.

 

 

 

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