Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

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

 

 

Randomly spaced

sensitivity is too high.

 

 

• Use flash.

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bright pixels

 

• Specify a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

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(“noise”) appear in

 

• Apply Long exposure NR in the shooting menu to suit

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image.

 

situations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use a scene mode which has noise reduction.

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• Flash is set to W(Off).

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• Built-in 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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dark

 

• Raise the ISO sensitivity.

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(underexposed).

 

• Subject is backlit. Raise the built-in flash, and set the scene

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mode to Backlighting or set the flash mode to X(fill flash).

 

 

 

• On is selected for Built-in ND filter in the setup menu.

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Pictures are too

• Adjust exposure compensation.

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bright

 

• Use Built-in ND filter setting in the setup menu.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Unexpectedresults

slow sync and red-eye reduction” of the Night portrait

 

 

occurred when

scene mode is applied during shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye

 

 

flash is set to auto

Fix may, in very rare cases, be applied to areas not affected by

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with red-eye

red-eye. Set a flash mode other than V(Auto with red-eye

 

 

reduction.

reduction), select a scene mode other than Night portrait,

 

Technical

 

and resume shooting.

 

 

 

 

Skin softening

• Skin softening may not produce the desired results

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depending on shooting conditions.

 

 

results are not as

 

Notes

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

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expected.

softening in the playback menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

It may take more time to save images in the following

 

 

situations.

 

Index

 

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• When flash is set to V(Auto with red-eye reduction)

 

 

• When the noise reduction function is in operation

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Saving images

• When using scene mode Portrait or Night portrait

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while shooting

 

 

takes time.

 

 

• When using Smile timer while shooting

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• When using Active D-Lighting while shooting

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• When Image quality is set to NRW (RAW), NRW

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(RAW) + Fine, NRW (RAW) + Normal or NRW

 

 

 

(RAW) + Basic

 

 

Cannot set or use

Another function that is set now is restricting the

 

 

Continuous or

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Continuous setting or Auto bracketing.

 

Auto bracketing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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