Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

Flash is set to W (off).

61

 

Flash does not fire.

A shooting mode that cannot turn on flash is selected.

59

 

 

Another function that is set now is restricting the flash.

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Off is selected for Digital zoom in the setup menu.

101, E76

 

 

When x (Scene auto selector), j (Night landscape), o

39, 40, 41,

 

 

(Backlighting) with HDR set to On, Portrait, Night portrait,

42, 43, 47,

 

The digital zoom is

Easy panorama, Pet portrait, or 3D photography is

48, 49

 

not available.

selected in scene mode, the digital zoom cannot be used.

50

 

 

When smart portrait mode is selected, the digital zoom cannot

 

 

be used.

73

 

 

Other functions that restrict the use of digital zoom are set.

 

 

 

 

 

Image mode is

Another function that is set now is restricting Image mode.

71

 

not available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Off is selected for Shutter sound under Sound settings in

101,E77

 

 

the setup menu.

 

 

No sound when

• Sports, Museum or Pet portrait is selected in scene mode.

42, 46, 48

 

Continuous shooting mode is selected.

 

 

shutter is released.

 

 

Other functions that restrict the use of the shutter sound are

E77

 

 

set.

 

 

 

Do not block the speaker.

3

 

 

 

 

 

AF-assist

Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu. Even when Auto

101, E75

 

illuminator does

is set, AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the focus

 

not light.

area position or scene mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures appear

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

F6

 

smeared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors are

White balance or hue does not match light source.

37, 45, 65,

 

unnatural.

E33

Technical

 

 

 

 

Ring-shaped or

When the subject is backlit or when shooting with an extremely

 

 

 

 

rainbow-colored

bright light source in the display, such as in sunlight, ring-shaped

 

 

bands are seen on

or rainbow-colored bands may appear on the image.

Notes

the screen or the

Change the position of the light source or remove it from the

 

shot image.

display, and try shooting again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

Randomly spaced

As the subject is dark, shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity

 

bright pixels

is too high.

 

Index

(“noise”) appear in

Use flash.

60

image.

Specify a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

37, E36

 

 

Flash is set to W (off).

61

 

 

Flash window is blocked.

26

 

Pictures are too

Subject is beyond flash range.

60

 

Adjust exposure compensation.

68

 

dark

 

Raise the ISO sensitivity.

37, E36

 

 

 

 

Subject is backlit. Select scene mode o (Backlighting), or set

41, 60

 

 

the flash mode to X (fill flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are too

Adjust exposure compensation.

68

 

bright

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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