Notes Technical

Problem

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Flash is off.

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

• Flash window is blocked.

 

 

 

 

18

 

Pictures are too dark

• Subject is outside range of fl ash.

 

 

 

20

 

(underexposed)

• Exposure compensation is too low.

 

 

 

25, 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

• Subject is backlit: select

(scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash.

20, 28

Pictures are too bright

Exposure compensation is too high.

 

 

 

25, 31,

(overexposed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

Randomly-spaced

Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

 

 

 

 

 

• Using fl ash

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

bright pixels (“noise”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Setting Sensitivity to 50

 

 

 

 

65

 

appear in image

• Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction

 

 

28, 34

 

 

 

Pictures are smeared

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

 

 

 

 

79

 

Colors are unnatural

White balance does not match light source.

 

 

 

62

 

 

Flash is off. Note that fl ash turns off automatically in

mode

20, 26,

Flash does not fi re

(Time lapse movie excepted) and some scene modes or

when option other than Single or Intvl timer shooting is

35, 63,

 

selected for Continuous or BSS is on.

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.

75

 

AF-assist illuminator

• AF assist illumination turns off automatically in

(POR-

26

 

does not light

TRAIT excepted),

, ,

(NIGHT PORTRAIT excepted),

,

 

 

 

 

, , and modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bright specks in pic-

Flash is refl ecting from particles in air. Turn fl ash off.

 

 

20

 

tures taken with fl ash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Off is selected for Blur warning in camera setup menu.

75

 

Blur warning is not

• Blur warning is not displayed in self-timer,

, ,

,

, or

22, 26,

displayed

mode or when option other than Single is selected for

35, 63,

 

Continuous or BSS is on.

 

 

 

65

 

No sound when

Sound is not played when Off selected for Sound settings >

34, 35,

Shutter sound, BSS on, option other than Single selected

63, 65,

shutter is released

for Continuous, or

or

mode is selected.

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical zoom cannot

Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies.

 

 

35

 

be used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom cannot

Digital zoom is not available when Multi shot 16 is selected

63

 

be used

for Continuous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unexpected results

In-camera red-eye fi x may, in very rare cases, be applied to

 

 

 

when fl ash set to

areas not affected by red-eye. Set fl ash to

(auto) or

20, 24,

(auto with red-eye

(fi ll-fl ash) and try again. Note that red-eye reduction is the

33, 34

reduction).

default setting for one-touch portrait, , and

modes.

 

 

 

 

Image mode not

Image mode cannot be adjusted when Multi shot 16 is

 

 

 

selected for Continuous or “Sports composite” is selected in

34, 63

available

scene mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84