Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

 

• The flash window is blocked.

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• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.

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Images are too

•

Adjust exposure compensation.

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dark

•

Increase ISO sensitivity.

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(underexposed).

• The subject is backlit. Raise the flash, or set the

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scene mode to Backlighting with HDR set to

 

 

 

 

 

Off.

 

 

 

Images are too

 

 

 

 

 

bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

Unexpected

 

 

 

 

 

results when

Use any scene mode other than Night portrait, and

 

 

 

flash set to V

 

 

 

change the flash mode to any setting other than V

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(auto with red-

(auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) and

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eye reduction/

 

try taking the picture again.

 

 

 

red-eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reduction).

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may

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Skin tones are

 

not be softened.

 

 

 

• For images containing 4 or more faces, try using

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not softened.

 

 

 

the Skin softening effect in Glamour retouch in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the playback menu.

 

 

 

 

It may take more time to save images in the

 

 

 

 

following situations:

 

 

 

 

• When the noise reduction function is in operation,

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such as when shooting in a dark environment

 

 

 

 

• When the flash mode is set to V(auto with red-

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eye reduction/red-eye reduction)

 

 

 

Saving images

• When capturing images in the following scene

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Technical

 

- Hand-held in Night landscape

takes time.

 

modes

 

 

 

 

- Hand-held in Night portrait

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Notes

 

 

- HDR set to On in Backlighting

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- Easy panorama

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• When the skin softening function is applied while

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and

 

 

shooting

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• When using continuous shooting mode

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Index

 

 

 

A ring-shaped

When shooting with backlighting or when a very

 

 

 

belt or rainbow-

strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame,

 

 

 

 

 

 

colored stripe

a ring-shaped belt or rainbow-colored stripe

–

 

appears in the

(ghosting) may occur. Change the position of the

 

 

 

 

monitor or

light source, or frame the picture so that the light

 

 

 

images.

source does not enter the frame, and try again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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