Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

AF-assist illuminator does not

• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera

142

 

light.

setup menu.

 

 

 

AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in

37-42

 

 

some modes.

 

 

Pictures appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

154

 

Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

118

 

Randomly spaced bright pixels

Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

 

 

(“noise”) appear in image.

Using flash

30

 

 

Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting

123

 

 

Using a scene mode which has noise

37-42

 

 

reduction ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are too dark

Flash is off.

30

 

(underexposed).

Flash window is blocked.

24

 

 

Subject is beyond flash range.

30

 

 

Adjust exposure compensation.

120

 

 

Select High ISO sensitivity auto for ISO

123

 

 

sensitivity in the shooting menu, or raise the

 

 

 

ISO sensitivity.

 

 

 

Subject is backlit. Select o(Backlight scene

30, 42

 

 

mode) or use fill flash.

 

 

Pictures are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

120

 

(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical

Unexpected results when flash

When V(auto with red-eye reduction) or “fill

30, 38

set to V(auto with red-eye

during shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in

 

 

flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction” of

 

Notes

reduction).

the Night portrait scene mode is applied

 

 

by red-eye. Set a flash mode other than V

 

 

 

very rare cases, be applied to areas not affected

 

 

 

(auto with red-eye reduction) and select a

 

 

 

shooting mode other than Night portrait

 

 

 

scene mode, then shoot.

 

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

File cannot be played back.

File was overwritten or renamed by computer

 

 

or other make of camera.

 

 

 

Time-lapse or interval timer photography in

91, 122

 

 

progress: pictures cannot be played back until

 

 

 

recording is complete.

 

 

Cannot zoom in on picture.

Playback zoom cannot be used with movies,

 

 

 

small pictures, or pictures that have been

 

 

cropped to below 320 × 240.

 

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