Ricoh R5 manual 167

Problem	Cause		Solution	Refer to
The flash does not fire or	The flash cannot be used in the		To shoot with the flash, change	P.36
the flash cannot charge.	following cases:		the settings or mode.	P.75
	• When white balance bracket is			P.69
		set		P.89
	•	In Multi-shot mode		P.179
	•	In Movie Mode
	In Scene Modes, the flash is
	disabled by default.
	The flash is set to flash off.		Use the F (Flash) button to	P.36
			cancel flash off.
	Battery is running low.		Charge the rechargeable battery	P.23
			or use the AC adapter.	P.175
Even though the flash	The distance to the subject is		Get closer to your subject and	P.36
fired, the picture is dark.	greater than 1.8 meters in		shoot.
	telephoto or greater than 2.4
	meters in wide-angle.
	The subject is dark.		Correct the exposure. (Exposure	P.82
			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	P.36
	appropriate.		subject or illuminate the subject
			with another light source instead
			of using the flash.
	Subject is overexposed.		Correct the exposure.	P.82
			Cancel exposure time.	P.77
	The brightness of the LCD monitor		Adjust the brightness of the LCD	P.118
	is not appropriate.		monitor.
The image is too dark.	The shot was taken in a dark place		Use the F (Flash) button to	P.36
	while set to flash off.		cancel flash off.
	The subject is underexposed.		Correct the exposure.	P.82
			Set to long exposure time.	P.77
	The brightness of the LCD monitor		Adjust the brightness of the LCD	P.118
	is not appropriate.		monitor.
The image lacks natural	The picture was shot in conditions		Add a white object to the	P.83
color.	that made it difficult for auto white		composition or use a white
	balance to adjust the white		balance setting other than auto.
	balance.
The date or recording	The screen display function is set		Press the DISP. button to change	P.51
information does not	to no display.		the display.
appear on the screen.
The brightness of the	You are using AF in a dark place or		This is normal.	-
LCD monitor changes	when the auto focus range and
during AF.	surrounding brightness are
	different.
There is a vertical smear	This is a phenomenon that occurs		This is normal.	-
on the image.	when a bright subject is shot. It is
	called the smear phenomenon.

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