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FujiFilm FinePix HS30EXR User Manual

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Problems and Solutions

Problem

Problem

Solution

Solution

No face is detected.

The subject’s face is obscured by sunglasses, a hat, long hair, or other objects: Remove the obstructions.
The subject’s face occupies only a small area of the frame: Change the composition so that the sub-

ject’s face occupies a larger area of the frame (

P 36).

The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal: Ask the subject to hold their head straight.
The camera is tilted: Keep the camera level (

P 18).

The subject’s face is poorly lit: Shoot in bright light.

Wrong subject is se-
lected.

The selected subject is closer to the center of the frame than the main subject. Recompose the
picture or turn face detection off and frame the picture using focus lock (

P 36).

The flash does not fire.

The flash is lowered: Raise the flash (

P 39).

The flash is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode (

P 22).

The camera is in super macro or continuous shooting mode: Turn super macro and continuous shooting

modes off (

P 38).

The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery (

P 9).

The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (

P 99).

The flash is not raised: Raise the flash (

P 39).

Some flash modes are
not available.

The desired flash mode is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode

(

P 22).

The camera is in silent mode: Turn silent mode off (

P 99).

The flash does not fully
light the subject.

The subject is not in range of the flash: Position the subject in range of the flash (

P 122).

The flash window is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly (

P 18).

Fast shutter speed selected: Choose a slower shutter speed (

P 33, 34).

Pictures are blurred.

The lens is dirty: Clean the lens (

P 109).

The lens is blocked: Keep objects away from the lens (

P 18).

s is displayed during shooting and the focus frame is displayed in red: Check focus before shooting
(

P 116).

k is displayed during shooting: Use the flash or a tripod (P 40).