White or purple streaks appear in bright areas of the subject, or the whole screen of the image becomes reddish.
This phenomenon is called smearing. This is not a malfunction. Smearing is not recorded on still images, but is recorded as streaks or uneven colors on Sweep Panorama images or movies.
(“Bright areas” refers to the sun or electric lights which are much brighter than surroundings.)
Noise appears in the image when you view the screen in a dark place.
The camera is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening the image under conditions of low illumination. There is no effect on the recorded image.
The eyes of the subject come out red.
Set [Red Eye Reduction] to [Auto] or [On]. [Details]
Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the flash range using the flash. 
Light the room and shoot the subject.
Retouch the image using [Retouch] | [Red Eye Correction] in viewing menu [Details], or |
correct using “PMB” [Details].
Dots appear and remain on the screen.
This is not a malfunction. These dots are not recorded.
Cannot shoot images in succession.
The internal memory or memory card is full. Delete unnecessary images. [Details] [Details] 
The battery level is low. Insert a charged battery pack.
The same image is shot several times.
Set [Burst Settings] to [Single]. [Details]
[Scene Recognition] is set to [Advanced]. [Details]
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