Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

Pictures are blurred.

Use flash.

28

 

 

Use ISO sensitivity>High ISO sensitivity

99

 

 

auto in the shooting menu.

 

 

 

Use electronic vibration reduction or motion

113,

 

 

detection.

120

 

 

Use BSS.

97

 

 

Use tripod and self-timer.

30

 

 

 

 

 

Bright specks appear in

Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash

29

 

pictures taken with flash.

off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash does not fire.

Flash is off.

28

 

 

Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash

34-39

 

 

are selected.

 

 

 

• D mode is selected.

70

 

 

• Continuous, Multi-shot 16 or BSS is

97

 

 

selected for the Continuous setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical zoom cannot be used.

Optical zoom cannot be used while recording

70

 

 

movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital zoom cannot be used.

Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.

121

 

 

Digital zoom is not available in the following

 

 

 

situations.

 

 

 

When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or

34, 35

 

 

Night portrait is selected for scene mode.

 

 

 

When shooting in smile mode

45

 

 

Just before recording a movie (up to 2× can

70

Technical

 

be applied while recording movies).

 

 

When Multi-shot 16 is selected for the

97

 

 

 

 

Continuous setting.

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Image mode not available.

Image mode cannot be adjusted when Multi-

97

 

shot 16 is selected for the Continuous setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound when shutter is

• Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter

121

 

released.

sound in setup menu.

 

 

 

• Continuous, Multi-shot 16 or BSS is

97

 

 

selected for the Continuous setting in

 

 

 

shooting menu.

 

 

 

• d(Sports scene mode) or l (Museum

35, 38

 

 

scene mode) is selected.

 

 

 

• D mode is selected.

70

 

 

The speaker is being blocked. Do not cover it.

4, 22

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

133

 

 

 

 

 

Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

95

 

 

 

 

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