Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

• Off is selected for Shutter sound under Sound settings in

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the setup menu.

 

 

No sound when

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

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shutter is released.

• Other functions that restrict the use of the shutter sound are

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set.

 

 

 

• Do not block the speaker.

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AF-assist

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

 

 

illuminator does

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

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not light.

area position or scene mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures appear

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

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smeared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors are

White balance does not match light source.

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unnatural.

E39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

–

 

the screen or the

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

 

 

shot image.

display, and try shooting again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

The image taken

is too high.

 

 

becomes grainy.

• Use flash.

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• Specify a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

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dark

• Flash is set to W (off).

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Technical

• Flash window is blocked.

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Pictures are too

• Subject is beyond flash range.

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• Adjust exposure compensation.

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(underexposed).

• Raise the ISO sensitivity.

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Notes

Backlighting with HDR set to Off or set the flash mode to X

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• Subject is backlit. Raise the flash, and set the scene mode to

and

 

(fill flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are too

 

 

Index

bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Areas not affected

reduction” of the Night portrait scene mode is applied during

 

 

shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare cases, be

 

 

by red-eye are also

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corrected.

applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Set a flash mode other

 

 

than V (auto with red-eye reduction), select a scene mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

other than Night portrait, and resume shooting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skin softening

• Skin softening may not produce the desired results depending

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on shooting conditions.

 

 

results are not as

 

 

• For pictures with four or more faces, try using Skin softening

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expected.

 

in the playback menu.

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F11

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