Notes Technical

Problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use fl ash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pictures are blurred

• Use BSS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• Use tripod and self-timer.

 

 

 

 

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• Flash is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pictures are too dark

• Flash window is blocked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(underexposed)

• Subject is outside range of fl ash.

 

 

 

 

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• Exposure compensation is too low.

 

 

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• Subject is backlit: select

(scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash.

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Pictures are too bright

Exposure compensation is too high.

 

 

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(overexposed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randomly-spaced

Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

 

 

 

 

• Using fl ash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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bright pixels (“noise”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Choosing

, , , ,

 

,

 

 

, ,

, or

in scene

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appear in image

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are smeared

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Colors are unnatural

White balance does not match light source.

 

 

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

mode

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Flash does not fi re

and some scene modes or when option other than Single is

 

selected for Continuous or BSS is on.

 

 

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Bright specks in pic-

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

 

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tures taken with fl ash

 

 

Blur warning is not

Blur warning is not displayed in self-timer mode or when ,

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displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, , or

is selected in scene mode, option other than

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Single is selected for Continuous, or BSS is on.

 

 

 

 

No sound when

Off selected for Sound Settings > Shutter Sound.

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shutter is released

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical zoom cannot

Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies.

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be used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom cannot

Digital zoom is not available in

or framing assist modes or

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be used

when option other than Single is selected for Continuous.

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Image Mode not

Image Mode cannot be adjusted when Multi Shot 16 is

 

 

 

selected for Continuous or “Sports composite” is selected in

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available

scene mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metering not

Metering cannot be changed when digital zoom is in ef-

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available

fect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Imprint not

Camera clock has not been set.

 

 

 

 

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available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date not appearing

Date does not appear on movies or on pictures taken using

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on pictures

panorama assist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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File cannot be played

File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or other

 

—

back

make of camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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