Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

AF-assist illuminator does

Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu. AF-

 

 

assist illuminator may not light depending on the

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not light.

 

current scene mode, even when Auto is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

F6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors are unnatural.

White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.

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E33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Randomly spaced bright

The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO

 

 

sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:

 

 

pixels (“noise”) appear in

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Using flash.

 

image.

 

Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

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The flash is lowered or a shooting mode in which

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the flash does not fire is selected.

 

 

 

Flash is blocked by finger or other object.

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Images are too dark

Subject is beyond flash range.

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Adjust exposure compensation.

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(underexposed).

 

Increase ISO sensitivity.

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Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene

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mode, or raise the flash and set the flash mode to X

 

 

 

 

(fill flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical

Images are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When taking pictures with V(auto with red-eye

 

Notes

 

reduction), or when taking pictures with Night

 

 

and the fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction

 

and

 

portrait (either in easy auto mode or in scene mode)

 

Areas not affected by red-

is used, red-eye reduction may be applied, in rare

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Index

eye are corrected.

cases, to areas not affected by red-eye. Use auto

 

 

mode or any scene mode other than Night portrait,

 

 

 

 

 

 

and change the flash mode to any setting other than

 

 

 

V(auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking a

 

 

 

picture again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

F12

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