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Troubles

hooting

9

White dots appear on the image.

Light from the flash has
reflected off dust particles
or insects in the air. This
occurs more frequently in
the following conditions:

z

When shooting at the
maximum wide angle.

z

When shooting with a
high aperture value in
the aperture-priority AE
mode.

z

This is a phenomenon that occurs with digital cameras and
does not constitute a malfunction.

Flash does not fire.

Flash set to Off.

z

Set the flash to On.

See Using the Flash (Basic Guide: p. 13)

Image not showing on TV monitor.

Incorrect video system
setting.

z

Set the video system to the appropriate setting, NTSC or PAL,
for your TV.

Shooting mode set to

(Stitch Assist).

z

The output will not appear on a TV monitor in

(Stitch

Assist) mode. Cancel the Stitch Assist mode.

Zoom does not operate.

Zoom lever was moved
while shooting in movie
mode.

z

Operate the zoom before shooting in movie mode (Basic
Guide
: p. 12).
However, digital zoom can also be used during shooting (only
in standard mode) (p. 39).

Reading images from the memory card is slow, or recording images to the
memory card takes a long time.

Memory card was
formatted in another
device.

z

Use a memory card formatted with this camera.

See Formatting a Memory Card (p. 23)

The Date/Time menu appears.

The built-in rechargeable
lithium battery charge is
low.

z

Replace it at once with a charged battery (Basic Guide: p. 4).

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