Try checking these items (→134 - 140) first.
If the problem persists, performing [Reset] in the [Setup] menu may resolve the issue. (Note that except for some items such as [Clock Set], all settings are returned to their values from the time of purchase.)
Recording
Cannot record pictures.
●REC/PLAY switch is not set to 
(record).
●
Recorded pictures look white.
●Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).
→ Turn on power to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
●Lens is foggy (→5).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.
●Adjust the exposure (→57).
●[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speeds, e.g. [1/250] (→92).
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.
●[iHandheld Nite Shot] is activated in [Intelligent Auto] Mode. (→27)
●Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket], [Burst], [Handheld Night Shot] or [Flash Burst] Scene Modes.
Focus not aligned correctly.
●Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to Recording Mode.)
●Subject outside of focus range.
●Caused by jitter or subject movement.
Recorded pictures are blurred. Optical Image Stabilizer ineffective.
●Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and Optical Image Stabilizer is less effective. → Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.
●Use a tripod and the
Cannot use [Auto Bracket].
●Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference.
●ISO Sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low.
(Default [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] – interference may appear with indoor pictures.)
→Lower [Sensitivity] (→86).
→Set [Color Mode] to [NATURAL]. (→93)
→Take pictures in brighter locations.
●Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.
(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)
Under fluorescent lighting, flicker or horizontal bars may be seen.
●This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors. This is not a malfunction.
