Shooting still images/movies

Symptom

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

The LCD screen is not

• The power was turned off with the LCD

p Turn on the LCD backlight (page 30).

 

turned on even when the

backlight turned off the last time you used the

 

 

 

 

power is turned on.

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The subject is not visible

• The mode dial is not set to

, P, S, A, M,

p Set it to

, P, S, A, M, SCN or

 

(Clip Motion) (pages 22

on the screen.

SCN or

 

 

 

.

 

and 80).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is out of focus.

• The subject is too close.

 

p Record in the macro recording mode. Make sure to position the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting

 

 

(Twilight mode) or

 

distance when shooting (page 26).

 

 

• The

(Landscape

p Set it to other modes (page 64).

 

 

mode) is selected for the Scene Selection

 

 

 

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The focus preset function is selected.

p Cancel the function (page 51).

 

 

• [Conversion Lens] in the SET UP settings is set

p Set it to [Off] (pages 41 and 117).

 

 

to [On].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom does not work.

• [Conversion Lens] in the SET UP settings is set

p Set it to [Off] (pages 41 and 117).

 

 

to [On].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The zoom magnification cannot be changed

—

 

 

 

 

while shooting movies (MPEG Movie).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart zoom does not

• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting

—

 

 

 

function.

movies (MPEG Movie).

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP

p Set [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 41 and 116).

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The image size is set to [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)].

p Set image size to other settings except [5.0M] and [4.5M(3:2)].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is too dark.

• You are shooting a subject with a light source

p Adjust the exposure (page 51).

 

 

behind the subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 41 and 118).

 

• The LCD backlight is set to off.

p Turn the LCD backlight on (page 30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is too bright.

• You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark

p Adjust the exposure (page 51).

 

 

location such as on a stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright.

p Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 41 and 118).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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