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Troubleshooting

Problem	Cause/Solution	A
Flash does not fire	• Flash is off.	30
	• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash	36
	are selected.
	• Dmode is selected.	60
	• Continuous or BSS is selected for	87
	Continuous in shooting menu.
Optical zoom cannot be used	Optical zoom cannot be used while recording	60
	movies.
Digital zoom cannot be used	Digital zoom is not available when shooting in	37, 38,
	b(Portrait), e(Night portrait), or k(Close	40, 42,
	up) scene mode, when shooting in one-touch	60
	portrait mode, or before movie recording
	begins.
No sound when shutter is	• Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter	106
released	sound in setup menu.
	• Continuous or BSS is selected for	87
	Continuous in shooting menu.
	• d(Sports scene mode) or l(Museum	38, 40
	scene mode) is selected.
	• Dmode is selected.	60
	• The speaker is obstructed.	4, 24
AF-assist illuminator does not	• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera	105
light	setup menu.
	• AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in	37-41
	some modes.
Pictures appear smeared	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.	116
Colors are unnatural	White balance does not match light source.	85	Technical
Randomly spaced bright pixels	Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
(“noise”) appear in image	• Using flash	30
	• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting	88	Notes
	• Using a scene mode which has noise	37
	reduction ability
Pictures are too dark	• Flash is off.	30
(underexposed)	• Flash window is blocked.	24
	• Subject is beyond flash range.	30
	• Adjust exposure compensation.	34
	• Apply high-sensitivity shooting mode, or raise	35, 88
	the ISO sensitivity.
	• Subject is backlit. Select o(Backlight scene	30, 41
	mode) or use fill flash.

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