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Shooting

Cannot shoot.

In Playback mode (

=

129

), press the shutter button halfway (

=

40

).

Strange display on the screen under low light (

=

42

).

Strange display on the screen when shooting.

Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but

are recorded in movies.

The screen may darken under bright light.

The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting.

Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that

includes a bright light source.

No date stamp is added to images.

Configure the [Date Stamp

] setting (

=

26

). Note that date stamps

are not added to images automatically, merely because you have

configured the [Date/Time] setting (

=

64

).

Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (

=

251

) in which this

setting cannot be configured (

=

64

).

[h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed,

and shooting is not possible (

=

54

).

[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway

(

=

54

).

Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (

=

122

).

Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [

h] (

=

117

).

Increase the ISO speed (

=

99

).

Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this

case, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] (

=

122

).