Sony Cyber-shot 4-130-938-12(1) User Manual

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Cannot select the Face Detection function.

• You can select Face Detection only when the focus mode is set to [Multi AF] or the Metering Mode is

set to [Multi].

• You cannot select Face Detection when the

(Close focus enabled) mode is activated.

The flash does not work.

• You cannot use the flash when:

– [REC Mode] is set to [Burst] or Exposure Bracket (page 81).
–

(High Sensitivity) mode or (Twilight) mode or

(Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene

Selection.

– Shooting movies.

• Set the flash to (Flash On) (page 31) in

(Close focus enabled) mode or when the Scene

Selection mode is set to

(Landscape), (Gourmet),

(Beach), (Snow),

(Underwater) or

(Hi-Speed Shutter).

Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash.

• Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a

malfunction.

The close-up shoot function (Macro/Close focus enabled) does not work.

•

(Landscape) mode or (Twilight) mode or

(Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene

Selection.

• When

(Close focus enabled) mode is selected, the shooting distance is approximately

1 to 20 cm (13/32 to 7 7/8 inches).

• You cannot select the [Macro On] mode when the camera is in Intelligent Auto Adjustment mode.
• Macro mode is set to [Auto] while shooting movies or when the Smile Shutter function is activated.

Macro shooting cannot be turned off.

• There is no function for forcibly turning off macro shooting. In

(Auto) mode, you can shoot a

distant subject even in the macro shooting condition.

The date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen.

• While shooting, the date and time are not displayed. They are displayed only during playback.

Cannot insert dates on images.

• This camera does not have a feature for superimposing dates on images. By using “PMB”, you can

print or save images with the date (page 133).

The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button
halfway down.

• The exposure is incorrect. Correct the exposure (pages 3 6, 83).

The LCD screen is too dark or too bright.

• Adjust the brightness of the backlight (page 18).

The image is too dark.

• You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject. Select the metering mode

(pages 34, 89) or adjust the exposure (pages 36, 83).