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Notes Technical
Problem | Cause/Solution | c |
Camera cannot focus | • The intended subject is one with | |
| which autofocus does not per- |
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| form well. |
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| • Focus error. Turn camera off and | |
| then on again. |
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Pictures are blurred | • Use flash. | |
| • Use A. | |
| • Use tripod and | |
Blur warning is not dis- | Blur warning is not displayed in self- | |
played | timer mode, T mode or when | |
| [PSports], [NMuseum], [KFire- | |
| works show], or [FPanorama assist] | |
| is selected in scene mode, option |
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| other than [Single] is selected for |
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| [Continuous], or [BSS] is on. |
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Pictures are too dark | • Flash is off. | |
(underexposed) | • Flash window is blocked. | |
| • Subject is beyond flash range. | |
| • Adjust exposure compensation. | |
| • Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back | |
| light] scene mode) or use fill flash. |
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Pictures are too bright | Adjust exposure compensation. | |
(overexposed) |
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Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be | ||
pixels (“noise”) appear in | reduced by: | |
image | • Using flash |
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| • [D Night portrait], [J Dusk/ |
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| dawn], or [G Night landscape] is |
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| selected in scene mode. |
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Pictures appear 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 does not fire | Flash is off. Note that flash turns off | |
| automatically in T mode and some | |
| scene modes, or when option other | |
| than [Single] is selected for [Continu- | |
| ous], or [BSS] is on. | |
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