Problem

Cause

Remedy

 

Subject is not in

Subject difficult to focus

Subjects difficult to focus on using

 

focus

on

autofocus: objects with little contrast (blue

 

 

 

sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, finely

 

 

 

patterned objects, fast-moving objects,

 

 

 

scenery through window or net, etc. Lock

 

 

 

focus on another object located at same

 

 

 

distance (press shutter release button

 

 

 

halfway), then aim at target and press

 

 

 

shutter release button fully, or use Manual

 

 

 

Focus mode.

 

 

Subject is not in focusing

Position subject in focus frame (focusing

 

 

area

area) in middle of LCD monitor. If the

 

 

 

subject is outside the focusing area, aim

 

 

 

the camera at the subject and lock the

 

 

 

focus (press shutter release button

 

 

 

halfway), then compose picture and press

 

 

 

the shutter release button fully.

 

 

Subject is too close

Set focus mode on q (Macro) or r

 

 

 

(Super Macro). (p.68)

 

 

Focus mode is set on q

Normal pictures will be out of focus if

 

 

or r

taken with focus mode set on q (Macro)

 

 

 

or r (Super Macro).

 

Flash does not

Flash is not open

Press f to make flash pop up.

 

discharge

 

 

 

Flash mode is set to Off

Set to Auto or b. (p.70)

 

 

 

 

• Capture mode is set to

Flash will not discharge in these modes.

 

 

Movie mode

 

 

 

• Drive mode is set to j

 

 

 

or p

 

 

 

• Focus mode is set to s

 

 

 

or r

 

 

Zoom will not

Focus mode is set to r

Zoom does not function in Super Macro

 

work

 

mode.

 

USB

USB Connection mode

Set USB Connection mode on camera to

 

connection with

is set to PictBridge

[PC]. (p.130)

 

computer does

 

 

 

USB data transfer has

Set USB Connection mode on camera to

 

not work

failed

[PC-F]. (p.130)

 

properly

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

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