Problem Symptom

Focus signal is

blinking.

Pictures are

not sharp.

Pictures are

taken indoors or in low-light situations without flash.

Cause

Subject is too close.

A special situation is

preventing the autofocus

system from

focusing (p. 29)

Slow shutter speeds

result in blurred images

when the camera is

hand-held.

Solution

Make sure the subject is

within the focus range of the

lens.

Use the focus-lock function to

focus on an object at the

same distance as the subject (p. 30) or use manual focus (p. 49).

Use Anti-shake or a tripod,

change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 54), or use the flash (p. 31).

While using

flash, the

pictures are

too dark.

Ashadow appears on

the bottom of

the image.

The subject is beyond the

flash range (p. 55).

Lens hood

The lens hood blocks the

mounted when

light from the built-in

using flash.

flash.

Move closer to the subject or change the camera sensitivity to a higher setting (p. 54).

Always remove the lens hood when using the built-in flash. Also see the lens shadowing section on page 110.

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