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Appendix

Troubleshooting

(Playback of recorded images

Possible cause

Corrective action

Ref.

page

 

 

 

Pictures in the internal memory cannot be played back.

 

A card is inserted in the

 

When a card is inserted, only pictures on the

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camera.

 

card can be played back. Remove the card.

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The picture is out of focus.

 

 

 

A subject unsuited to AF

 

Use the focus lock to focus on your subject.

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was taken.

 

 

 

The camera moved

 

Hold the camera correctly and press the

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when the shutter button

 

shutter button gently.

 

was pressed.

 

Camera movement occurs easily with slower

 

 

 

shutter speeds. When you take a picture with

 

 

 

[$] in a night scene or a dark situation, use

 

 

 

a tripod, or hold the camera firmly.

 

The lens was dirty.

 

Clean the lens. Use a commercially available

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blower blush and then wipe with a lens

 

 

 

cleaner to remove dust. Mold may form on

 

 

 

the lens surface if the lens is left dirty.

 

The picture is too bright.

 

 

 

The flash was set to [#].

 

Select a flash mode other than [#].

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The center of the subject

 

If the center of the subject is too dark, the

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is too dark.

 

surrounding area emerges as too bright.

 

 

 

Adjust the exposure compensation toward

 

 

 

minus (–).

 

The picture is too dark.

 

 

 

The flash was blocked

 

Hold the camera correctly, keeping your

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by your finger.

 

fingers away from the flash.

 

The subject was out of

 

Shoot within the flash working range.

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the working range of the

 

 

 

flash.

 

 

 

The subject was too

 

Set the flash mode to [#] before taking the

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small and was backlit.

 

picture.

 

The sequential shooting

 

Higher shutter speeds are used during

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mode was used.

 

sequential shooting, which may result in

 

 

 

pictures that are darker than usual. Set [j]

 

 

 

in the top menu to [OFF].

 

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