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Appendices
The picture is blurred. You moved the camera when
pressing the shutter release button. Hold the camera with your elbows
pressed against your body.
Use a tripod.
Use the camera shake correction
function.
P.36
P.106
When shooting in a dark place
(such as indoors), the shutter
speed slows down and pictures
become easily blurred.
Use the flash.
Raise the ISO setting.
Use the camera shake correction
function.
P.44
P.104
P.106
The flash does not fire or
the flash cannot charge. The flash is not open. Slide the F (Flash) OPEN switch
to the outside to open the flash. P.44
The flash cover is not fully raised. Do not press or cover the flash
cover. Alternatively, reposition
the angle of the LCD viewfinder to
allow the flash to open.
P.44
The flash cannot be used in the
following cases:
•When white balance bracket is set
•In multi-shot mode
•In movie mode
In scene modes, the flash is
disabled by default.
To shoot with the flash, change
the settings or mode. P.44
P.87
P.94
P.109
P.205
The flash is set to flash off. Open the flash. Use the F (Flas h)
button to cancel flash off. P. 44
Battery is running low.
Charge the rechargeabl e battery or
use the AC adapter. Replace the
alkaline batteries with new ba tteries.
P.29
P.30
P.199
Even though the flash
fired, the picture is dark. The distance to the subject is
greater than 3.0 meters in
telephoto or greater than 5.0
meters in wide-angle.
Get closer to your subject and
shoot. P.44
The subject is dark. Correct the exposure. (Exposure
compensation also changes the
light intensity of the flash.)
P.100
The flash cover is not fully raised. Do not press or cover the flash
cover. Alternatively, reposition
the angle of the LCD viewfinder to
allow the flash to open.
P.44
The image is too bright. The light intensity of the flash is not
appropriate. Move a little away from the
subject or illum i na te the subject
with another light source instead
of using the flash.
P.44
Subject is overexposed. Correct the exposure.
Decrease the exposure time. P.72
P.100
The brightness of the LCD monitor
is not appropriate. Adjust the brightness of the LCD
monitor. P.139
The image is too dark. The shot was taken in a dark place
while set to flash off. Open the flash. Use the F (Flash)
button to cancel flash off. P. 44
The subject is underexposed. Correct the exposure.
Increase the exposure time. P.72
P.100
The brightness of the LCD monitor
is not appropriate. Adjust the brightness of the LCD
monitor. P.139
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