Others

 

 

Conditions

Causes

The subject is not

The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.

focused properly.

Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject.

 

Is the subject out of the focus range? (P28, 42)

 

Have you taken a picture with jitter?

 

The subject is not focused until the shutter button is pressed

 

halfway.

The recorded picture

When taking a picture in shaded areas or indoors, the shutter

is blurred. The optical

speed becomes slow and the Optical Image Stabilizer function

image stabilizer is not

may not work properly. In this case, we recommend holding the

effective.

camera with both hands firmly to take pictures.

Images are grainy or

Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?

noisy.

(When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and

 

other shooting occasions.)

 

• Reduce ISO sensitivity. (P62)

 

• Set [COLOR MODE] to [NATURAL]. (P65)

 

• Improve the ambient light.

 

In [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] mode, the resolution

 

of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of high

 

sensitivity processing. This is not a malfunction.

The brightness or

Brightness and colours may change when using a fast shutter

colour of the picture

speed under fluorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of

differs from the actual

such lighting and is not a malfunction.

scene.

 

Shooting of motion

This camera is not compatible with motion picture recording

pictures stops

on MultiMediaCards.

unexpectedly.

• When you set the [PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsVGA] or

 

[30fps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10

 

MB/second or higher speeds (shown on their packages and

 

elsewhere) for best results.

 

• Depending on the type of SD Memory Card or SDHC

 

Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.

Reddish vertical lines • This is a phenomenon called smear. It

appear on the LCD is a characteristic of CCD and appears monitor while shooting. when the subject has a bright part.

Irregularities may also appear around the smear, but this is not a malfunction. (It is recorded in motion pictures but not on still pictures.)

•We recommend not to let a strong source of light such as the sun light enter the screen when taking pictures.

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