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Troubleshooting
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No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the shutter
button is pressed halfway.
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To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the shot
with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button
halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
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Set the flash mode to
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 84).
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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (pp. 88, 119).
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Use spot metering or AE lock (pp. 85, 86).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Set the flash mode to
! (p. 60).
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (p. 84).
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Use spot metering or AE lock (pp. 85, 86).
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Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (p. 50).
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Shoot within flash range (see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide).
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Increase the ISO speed (p. 87).
Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Shoot within flash range (see “Specifications” in the Getting Started guide).
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Set the flash mode to
! (p. 60).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots.
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This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
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Lower the ISO speed (p. 87).
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High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (p. 87).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (p. 63).
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Set [Lamp Setting] to [On] (p. 66) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (p. 4) in flash
shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for about one second), it is not
possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting red-eye. For best results, have
subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also try increasing the lighting in indoor
scenes and shooting at closer range.
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Edit images using red-eye correction (p. 120).
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is
slower.
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Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (p. 127).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
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Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in Each
Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Menu” (pp. 166 – 173).
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