Troubleshooting

Shooting Issues

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

Cannot set to

Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable.

90, 93,

 

E23,

 

shooting mode.

 

 

E26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When camera is in playback mode, press the cbutton,

34

 

 

shutter-release button or b(emovie-record) button.

 

 

No picture can be

When menus are displayed, press the dbutton.

13

 

Battery is exhausted.

24

 

taken.

 

When the scene mode is Night portrait or W (Backlighting)

47, 44,

 

 

 

 

with HDR set to Off, raise the flash.

66

 

 

When flash lamp flashes, flash is charging.

66

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot take 3D

In some shooting conditions, such as when the subject moves or

 

 

the subject is dark or low in contrast, the second shot may not be

 

pictures

 

taken or the 3D picture may not be saved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject is too close to the camera. Try shooting with D(macro

45, 49,

 

 

close-up) in the focus mode, or Scene auto selector or

72

 

 

Close-upscene mode.

 

 

Camera cannot

The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not

33

 

perform well.

 

 

focus.

Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.

109, E82

 

 

Subject is not in focus area when shutter-release button is

32, 61

 

 

pressed halfway.

 

 

 

The focus mode is set to E(manual focus).

72

 

 

Turn camera off and then on again.

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colored stripes may appear when shooting subjects with

 

 

Colored stripes

repeating patterns (such as window blinds); this is not a

 

 

malfunction.

 

 

appear on the

Technical

The colored stripes will not appear in captured images or

monitor when

the captured images and recorded movies.

 

 

shooting.

recorded movies. However, when using Continuous H: 120 fps

 

 

or HS 120 fps (640×480), the colored stripes may be seen in

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

Use flash.

66

 

 

and

Pictures are

Use vibration reduction or motion detection.

108, 109

Use D(Best Shot Selector).

61

blurred.

Index

Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-timer for

69

 

 

better results).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bright specks

 

 

 

appear in pictures

Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash to W (off ).

67

 

shot using flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

F10

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