Others

■ Playback

 

 

 

Conditions

Causes

Pictures rotate

One of the features of this unit can automatically detect when

unexpectedly.

you have turned the camera sideways to take a picture, then

 

rotate that picture for you when you play it back.

 

In some cases, the unit may detect that you have turned the

 

camera sideways, when in fact you are facing it up or down.

 

• Set [ROTATE DISP.] (P81) to [OFF] so that the camera

 

does not rotate these kinds of pictures for you.

 

• You can use [ROTATE] (P81) to rotate the pictures when

 

necessary.

The picture is not

Is the recording/playback switch set to playback [Q]?

played back.

Is there a picture on the built-in memory or the card?

 

• The pictures on the built-in memory appear when a card is

 

not inserted. The picture data on the card appears when a

 

card is inserted.

Folder or file number

The picture may have been changed on a computer or taken

appears as [-] and the

on a different camera.

display goes black.

This problem can also occur if you remove the batteries

 

immediately after taking a picture or if the batteries had very

 

little charge left.

 

• You will need to reformat the card to delete this type of

 

picture. (P23) (Remember that all data will be irretrievably

 

erased when you format the card, so save your data and

 

check the card before proceeding.)

The picture is displayed

Was the picture edited with a PC or recorded with a digital

with a date different

camera from another manufacturer?

from the actual

This kind of picture may be displayed with a date different

recording date in

from the actual recording date in calendar playback.

calendar playback.

Is the clock in the camera set properly? (P17)

 

For example, if the clock setting on the camera is different

 

from the date and time set on the PC and you acquire

 

pictures recorded with the camera to the PC and then write

 

them back to the card, the pictures may be displayed with

 

dates different from the actual recording dates in calendar

 

etc.

White round spots like

If you take a picture with the flash in a

soap bubbles appear on

dark place or indoors, white round spots

the recorded picture.

may appear on the picture caused by

 

the flash reflecting of particles of dust in

 

the air. This is not a malfunction.

 

A characteristic of this is that the number

 

of round spots and their position differ in

 

every picture.

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