Problem

No sound when shutter is released,

AF-assist illuminator does not light.

Images appear smeared.

Colors are unnatural.

Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image.

Images are too dark (underexposed).

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Images are too bright

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Cause/Solution

Off isselected for Sound settings>Shutter sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with

some shooting modes and settings, even when On is selected.

Off isselected for the AF assist option in the setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the position of the focus area or

the current scene mode, even when Auto is selected.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.

Shutter speed istoo slow or ISOsensitivity is high as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by:

Using flash.

Specifying a lower ISOsensitivity setting.

The flash is lowered, or the flash mode is set to (_) (off).

Flash window is blocked.

Subject is beyond flash range. Adjust exposure compensation. Increase ISOsensitivity.

Subject is backlit. Select _1 (backlighting) or set the flash mode to _ (fill flash).

Adjust exposure compensation.

When using _@ (auto with red-eye reduction) or [] (night portrait) to take pictures using the flash, In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to

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Unexpected results when flash set to _@ (auto with red-eye reduction).

areas not affected by red-eye. Use any shooting mode other than [] (night portrait), change the flash mode to any setting other than _@ (auto with red-eye reduction), and then try taking a picture again.

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S9100 specifications

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