Ricoh R40 manual 162

Problem	Cause			Solution	Refer to
The picture is blurred.	You moved the camera when			Hold the camera with your elbows	P.27
	pressing the shutter release button.			pressed against your body.
				Use a tripod.
	When shooting in a dark place (such			Use the flash.	P.36
	as indoors), the shutter speed slows			Raise the ISO setting.	P.81
	down and pictures become easily
	blurred.
The flash does not fire or	The flash cannot be used in the			To shoot with the flash, change the	P.12
the flash cannot charge.	following cases:			settings or mode.	P.71
	•	When White Balance Bracket is set			P.87
	•	In Continuous Shooting Mode			P.91
	•	In Movie Mode			P.170
	In some Scene Modes, the flash may
	be disabled by default.
	The flash is set to Flash Off.			Use the F (Flash) button to cancel	P.36
				Flash Off.
	Battery is running low.			Charge the rechargeable battery or	P.16
				use the AC adapter.
Even though the flash	The distance to the subject is greater			Get closer to your subject and shoot.	P.36
fired, the picture is dark.	than 1.85 meters in Telephoto or
	greater than 2.4 meters in Wide-
	angle.
	The subject is dark.			Correct the exposure. (Exposure	P.78
				compensation also changes the light
				intensity of the flash.)
The image is too bright.	The light intensity of the flash is not			Move a little away from the subject or	P.36
	appropriate.			illuminate the subject with another
				light source instead of using the flash.
	Subject is overexposed.			Correct the exposure. Cancel	P.73
				Exposure Time.	P.78
	The brightness of the LCD monitor is			Adjust the brightness of the LCD	P.112
	not appropriate.			monitor.
The image is too dark.	The shot was taken in a dark place			Use the F (Flash) button to cancel	P.36
	while set to		(FLASH OFF).	Flash Off.
	The subject is underexposed.			Correct the exposure. Set to long	P.73
				exposure time.	P.78
	The brightness of the LCD monitor is			Adjust the brightness of the LCD	P.112
	not appropriate.			monitor.
The image lacks natural	The picture was shot in conditions			Add a white object to the composition	P.79
color.	that made it difficult for Auto White			or use a White Balance setting other
	Balance to adjust the white balance.			that Auto.
The date or recording	The screen display function is set to			Press the DISP. button to change the	P.25
information does not	No Display.			display.
appear on the screen.

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