Troubleshooting

 

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

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• Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.

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Digital zoom is not available in the following

 

 

 

 

situations.

 

 

 

 

- Subject tracking is selected for the touch

40

 

 

 

shooting setting.

 

 

Digital zoom cannot be used.

 

- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or

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Night portrait scene mode is selected.

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- When shooting in smart portrait mode

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- When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16.

53

 

 

 

- Just before recording a movie (up to 2× can

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be applied while recording movies).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image mode not available.

Another function that restricts the Image mode

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option is enabled.

 

 

 

• Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter

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sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with

 

 

No sound when shutter is

 

some shooting modes and settings, even

 

 

released.

 

when On is selected.

 

 

 

The speaker is being blocked. Do not cover

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the speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off is selected for the AF assist option in the

 

 

AF-assist illuminator does not

setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light

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Technical

depending on the position of the focus area or

light.

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the current scene mode, even when Auto is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Pictures appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

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Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

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and

 

 

 

 

Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high

 

Index

Randomly spaced bright pixels

as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by:

 

(“noise”) appear in image.

Using flash.

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Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

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The flash mode is set to W(off)

42

 

 

Flash window is blocked.

28

 

 

Subject is beyond flash range.

42

 

Pictures are too dark

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(underexposed).

Increase ISO sensitivity.

54

 

 

Subject is backlit. Select Backlight scene

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mode or set the flash mode setting to X(fill

 

 

 

 

flash).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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