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.71)

 

Focus mode is set on q

Normal pictures will be out of focus if

 

(Macro) or r (Super

taken with focus mode set on q (Macro)

 

Macro)

or r (Super Macro).

Flash does not

Flash mode is set to Off

Set to Auto or b. (p.74)

discharge

 

 

The Capture mode is set

Flash will not discharge in these modes.

 

to C, Continuous

You can cancel the non-flash setting for

 

Shooting, Infinity-

(Sports mode).

 

Landscape or (Sports

 

 

mode) mode

 

Very occasionally, static electricity may cause malfunction of the camera. In this case, remove the battery and install it again. If the camera works properly, the camera is in its normal condition and you can continue to use it.

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