Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

 

• The flash is lowered or a shooting mode that

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restricts the flash is selected.

 

 

 

 

• The flash window is blocked.

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Images are too dark

• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.

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•

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(underexposed).

 

 

•

Increase ISO sensitivity.

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• The subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene

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mode or raise the flash and set the flash mode

 

 

 

 

 

setting to X(fill flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When taking images using the flash with V(auto

 

 

 

Unexpected results when

with red-eye reduction), In-Camera Red Eye Fix may

 

 

 

be applied to areas not affected by red-eye in rare

 

 

 

flash set to V(auto with

cases. Use any scene mode other than Night

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red-eye reduction).

portrait, and change the flash mode to any setting

 

 

 

 

other than V(auto with red-eye reduction) and try

 

 

 

 

taking an image again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may

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Technical

 

 

the Skin softening effect in the playback menu.

 

 

Skin tones are not softened.

 

not be softened.

 

 

 

• For images containing four or more faces, try using

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Notes

 

It may take more time to save images in the following

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

situations.

 

 

and

 

• When the noise reduction function is in operation,

–

 

 

 

 

such as when shooting in a dark environment

 

 

Index

 

• When the flash mode is set to V(auto with red-

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Saving images takes time.

 

eye reduction)

 

 

 

• When shooting in Night portrait, Night

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landscape, or Backlighting (when HDR is set to

 

 

 

 

 

o) scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When the skin softening function is applied while

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shooting

 

 

 

 

• When using continuous shooting mode

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