Problem | Cause | Remedy | |
| Subject is too far | Picture becomes dark if subject is too | |
| away in a dark | ||
| far away. Take picture within range of | ||
| environment, such as | ||
| flash. | ||
| a night scene |
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| When taking a picture of a person | |
Picture is dark |
| against a dark background, such as a | |
| night scene, the person may appear | ||
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| Background is dark | dark if the flash does not reach the | |
| background even with the correct | ||
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| exposure. Set the shooting mode to | |
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| B to ensure both person and | |
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| background are clear. (p.55) | |
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| Lock focus on another object located | |
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| at same distance (press shutter | |
| Subject is difficult to | release button halfway), then aim at | |
| focus on | target and press shutter release | |
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| button fully, or use Manual Focus | |
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| mode. (p.35) | |
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| Position subject in focus frame in | |
Subject is not |
| middle of LCD monitor. If the subject | |
Subject is not in | is outside the focusing area, aim the | ||
in focus | |||
camera at the subject and lock the | |||
| focusing area | ||
| focus (press shutter release button | ||
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| halfway), then compose picture and | |
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| press the shutter release button fully. | |
| Subject is too close | Set focus mode to q or r. (p.75) | |
| Focus mode is set to | Normal pictures will be out of focus if | |
| q or r | taken with focus mode set on q or | |
| r. | ||
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| Flash mode is set to | Set to Auto or b (Flash On). (p.78) | |
| a (flash off) |
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| C mode |
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Flash does | Drive mode is set to |
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j, a or _ |
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not discharge | Flash will not discharge in these | ||
| Focus mode is set to | modes. | |
| s or r |
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| Capture mode is set |
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| to ^ |
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