Camera LCD

Symptom

Cause/Solution

 

 

If the camera is

• This is a normal phenomenon associated

used in a cold

with LCDs.

location, residual

tThis is not a malfunction.

images may

 

appear on the

 

LCD.

 

Black spots may

 

appear or red,

 

blue, green, or

 

other color spots

 

may remain on the

 

LCD.

 

 

 

A printer icon

• The printer is printing a picture.

appears in the

tWait until printing finishes and

center of the LCD,

perform the operation again.

and the camera

 

does not operate.

 

 

 

The display image

• Paper is being fed to the printer.

freezes for a while

tThe display image will change when

after data

the paper finishes feeding and printing

transmission ends.

begins.

 

 

Playback

Symptom

Cause/Solution

The DELETE

• The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed

screen does not

in Playback mode.

appear, even if the tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to

/ button is

return to the MENU screen for

pressed.

Playback mode.

The display does not zoom in, even if the zoom lever is pressed toward .

Printing

SymptomCause/Solution

Pictures do not

• The camera is set to Capture mode.

print, even if the

tPictures can only be printed from

/ button is

auto-review display or Playback

pressed.

mode.

•The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed in Playback mode.

tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to return to the MENU screen for Playback mode.

Picture Quality

Symptom

 

Cause/Solution

 

 

The picture is blurred.

• The picture is out of focus.

 

tCheck the distance between the

 

lens and the subject, and make

 

sure the subject is within the

 

focus range.

 

• The camera was moved when the

 

release button was pressed.

 

tHold the camera correctly and

 

press the release button slowly.

 

• The shutter speed was too slow

 

because EXPOSURE & FLASH is

 

set to

or .

 

tSet the appropriate shooting

 

conditions. (See “Setting the

 

Shooting Conditions” on page 38)

 

• The lens is dirty.

 

tClean the lens with a clean, soft,

 

dry cloth.

 

 

The picture is too dark.

• Something (such as a finger) was

 

blocking the flash.

 

tHold the camera correctly and

 

make sure nothing is blocking the

 

flash.

 

 

• The subject was too far away.

 

tMake sure the subject is within

 

flash range when taking the

 

picture.

 

tCompensate the exposure.

 

• The subject was backlit.

 

tUse the flash.

 

 

The colors in a picture

• The lighting is affecting the colors.

taken indoors are not

tSet the white balance correctly.

correct.

(See “Adjusting the White

 

Balance (WHITE BALANCE)”

 

on page 44)

 

 

Part of the picture is

• Something (such as a finger) was

missing.

blocking the lens.

 

tHold the camera correctly and

 

make sure nothing is blocking the

 

lens.

 

 

 

The area around the

• The built-in flash was used with

subject is dark.

FULL/HIGH/STD.

 

tTake the picture with HIGH-ID/

 

STD-ID.

 

 

 

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