Problem

Cause/Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera cannot focus using auto-

Subject is low in contrast, dominated

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focus

by repeating geometric patterns, cov-

 

 

 

 

ers too small an area of the frame, or

 

 

 

 

contains many fine details, objects of

 

 

 

 

sharply differing brightness, or objects

 

 

 

 

at different distances from the cam-

 

 

 

 

era. Use focus lock to focus on

 

 

 

 

another subject at same distance.

 

 

 

 

Focus error. Turn camera off and then

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on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are blurred

Use flash.

 

 

 

 

 

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Use BSS.

 

 

 

 

 

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Use tripod and self-timer.

 

 

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Pictures are too dark

Flash is off.

 

 

 

 

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(underexposed)

Flash window is blocked.

 

 

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Subject is outside range of flash.

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Exposure compensation is too low.

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Subject is backlit: select

(scene

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mode) or use fill flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randomly-spaced bright pixels

Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be

 

 

 

(“noise”) appear in image

reduced by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using flash

 

 

 

 

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Choosing

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, ,

 

, , ,

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, or

in scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are smeared

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

 

 

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Colors are unnatural

White balance does not match light

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source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash does not fire

Flash is off. Note that flash turns off

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automatically in

(movie) mode and

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some scene modes or when option

 

 

 

 

other than Single is selected for Con-

 

 

 

 

tinuous or BSS is on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bright specks in pictures taken

Flash is reflecting from particles in air.

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with flash

Turn flash off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Technical

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