Problem

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

My image is

The subject

• Set the flash to Auto Flash

blurry

moved or you

or Flash On

and set the

(continued).

moved the

shooting mode to Action

 

camera while

• Hold the camera with two

 

taking the

hands as you press the

 

picture.

Shutter button or use a tripod.

 

 

Watch for the

icon in the

 

 

Image Display (this means

 

 

that it is almost impossible to

 

 

hold steady, and you must use

 

 

a tripod).

 

 

 

 

 

The camera

• Make sure the focus brackets

 

focused on the

turn green before taking the

 

wrong thing, or

picture (see pages 39 and

 

was unable to

41).

 

 

focus.

• Use Focus Lock (see

 

 

page 41).

 

 

 

 

My image is

The flash

• Turn the flash off (see

too bright.

provided too

page 47).

 

 

much light.

• Move back from the subject

 

 

and use the zoom to get the

 

 

same framing.

 

 

 

 

 

A natural or

• Try taking the picture from a

 

artificial source

different angle.

 

 

other than the

• Avoid pointing the camera

 

flash provided

directly toward a bright light

 

too much light.

or reflective surface on a

 

 

sunny day.

 

Decrease the EV Compensation (see page 63).

Use AE Bracketing (see page 79).

152 HP Photosmart R717 User’s Manual