Others

White round spots like soap bubbles appear on the recorded picture.

If you take a picture with the flash in a dark place or indoors, white round spots 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.

[Thumbnail is displayed] appears on the screen.

Is it a picture that has been recorded with other equipment? In such cases, these pictures may be displayed with a deteriorated picture quality.

Red part of the recorded image has changed color to black.

When Digital Red-Eye Correction ([ ], [ ]) is in operation, if you take a picture of a subject with red color surrounded by a skin tone color, that red part may be corrected to black by the Digital Red-Eye Correction function.

>It is recommended to take a pictures with the flash closed, Flash Mode set to [], or [Red-Eye Removal] set to [OFF]. (P152)

Motion pictures recorded with this model cannot be played back on other equipment.

Motion pictures recorded in [AVCHD] or [MP4] may be played back with poor picture or sound quality or playback may not be possible even when played back with equipment compatible with these formats. Also, the recording information may not be displayed properly.

TV, PC and printer

The picture does not appear on the television.

Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?

>Set the TV input to external input mode.

The display areas on the TV screen and the camera’s LCD monitor are different.

Depending on the TV model, the pictures may be extended horizontally or vertically or they may be displayed with their edges cut off.

The motion pictures cannot be played back on a TV.

Are you trying to play back the motion pictures by directly inserting the card in the card slot of the TV?

>Connect the camera to the TV with the AV cable (optional), or with the HDMI mini cable (optional), and then play back the motion pictures on the camera. (P193)

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