Problem

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My image is

The camera

Set the camera to Macro

,

blurry

was set to the

Super Macro

 

, Normal, or

(continued).

wrong focus

Infinity

focus and try taking

 

setting.

the picture again (see page 42).

 

 

 

 

The subject

• Set the flash to Auto Flash

 

moved or you

or Flash On

and set the

 

moved the

shooting mode to Action

.

 

camera while

• Hold the camera with two

 

taking the

hands as you press the Shutter

 

picture.

button or use a tripod. If

 

 

 

appears in the Image Display,

 

 

use a tripod.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera

• Make sure the focus brackets

 

focused on the

turn green before taking the

 

wrong thing, or

picture (see pages 37 and

 

was unable to

40).

 

 

 

 

focus.

• Use Focus Lock (see page 40).

 

 

 

 

My image is

The flash

• Use Image Advice (see

 

too bright.

provided too

page 92).

 

 

 

 

much light.

• Turn the flash off (see

 

 

 

page 47).

 

 

 

 

 

• Move back from the subject

 

 

and use the zoom to get the

 

 

same framing.

 

 

 

 

 

The Display

Set the Display Brightness to Low

 

Brightness

or Medium (see page 114).

 

 

needs to be

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You used EV

Set EV Compensation to 0.0 (see

 

Compensation

page 63).

 

 

 

 

and should not

 

 

 

 

 

have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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