Photography Problems

Shots are out of focus and blurry, or photograph quality is not as good as expected.

Photographed subject is too dark or underexposed.

Photographed subject is too bright or overexposed.

The flash does not fire.

A1: The DV camera was moved while a shot was being taken.

Hold the DV camera firmly when shooting, using a tripod if necessary.

A2: The subject is not within the DV camera’s acceptable focus range.

For normal shooting, make sure that the subject is at least 3.28 ft. (1 m) away from the DV camera lens.

A1: There is not enough ambient light.

• Turn the flash on.

A2: Your subject is backlit (i.e., light comes from the back of the subject).

To improve, choose a positive EV value. A3: The White Balance (WB) setting is incorrect.

Adjust the White Balance setting.

A4: The subject is too far to be reached by the flash.

• The subject should not be more than 6.56 ft. (2 m) away.

A1: There is not enough distance between the flash and the subject.

The subject should be within 4.92 to 6.56 ft. (1.5 to 2 m) of the lens when the flash is used.

A2: The subject is under strong light.

• To improve, choose a negative EV value.

A3: The light source shines directly into the DV camera lens.

Change the angle of the DV camera, or move the DV camera away from the light source.

A4: The flash fires in every shot taken.

Do not set the flash mode to “Forced flash” or “Forced flash with Red-eye reduction”.

A:The flash mode is set to Flash off.

Select any flash mode except “Flash off”.

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Microtek MV300 manual Photography Problems

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