Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

 

The subject is dark, and the shutter speed is

 

 

 

Randomly spaced

too slow or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise

 

 

 

can be reduced by:

 

 

 

bright pixels (“noise”)

 

 

 

•

Using the flash.

50

 

 

appear in image.

 

 

• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

62,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The flash mode is set to W(off).

50

 

 

 

• The flash window is blocked.

24

 

 

 

• The subject is beyond the range of the

50

 

 

 

 

flash.

 

 

 

Images are too dark

•

Adjust exposure compensation.

58

 

 

(underexposed).

•

Increase ISO sensitivity.

62,

 

 

 

 

 

E37

 

 

• The subject is backlit. Set the scene mode

36, 50

 

 

 

 

to Backlighting with HDR set to Off, or

 

 

 

 

 

set the flash mode to X(fill flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

58

 

 

(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When taking images with V(auto with red-

 

 

 

 

eye reduction/red-eye reduction) or Scene

 

 

 

Unexpected results

auto selector, In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be

 

 

 

when flash set to V

applied to areas not affected by red-eye in

33, 34,

 

 

(auto with red-eye

rare cases. Use any shooting mode other

 

 

50

 

 

reduction/red-eye

than Night portrait, and change the flash

 

 

 

 

 

reduction).

mode to any setting other than V(auto

 

 

 

 

with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction)

 

 

 

 

and try taking an image again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In some shooting conditions, facial skin

39

 

 

Skin tones are not

 

tones may not be softened.

 

 

Technical

 

Glamour retouch in the playback menu.

 

 

softened.

• For images containing four or more faces,

74,

 

 

 

try using the Skin softening effect in

E17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index and Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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