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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Appendix
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Index
Subjects in shots look too dark.
Set the ash mode to [ ] (=
62).
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
54).
Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=
55, =
81).
Use spot metering (=
54).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
Set the ash mode to [ ] (=
37).
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
54).
Use spot metering (=
54).
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (=
31).
Shoot within ash range (=
149).
Increase the ISO speed (=
55).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
Shoot within ash range (=
149).
Set the ash mode to [
] (=
37).
White spots appear in ash shots.
This is caused by light from the ash reecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
Lower the ISO speed (=
55).
High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=
46).
Subjects are affected by red-eye.
Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=
42) to light the red-eye reduction lamp
(=
4) for ash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is lit (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.
Edit images using red-eye correction (=
81).
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is
slower.
Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=
118).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in
Each Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (=
142 – =
145).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
In Playback mode (=
64), press the shutter button halfway (=
23).
Strange display on the screen under low light (=
24).
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 icker and horizontal banding may appear under uorescent
or LED lighting.
No date stamp is added to images.
Congure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=
37). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have congured the
[Date/Time] setting (=
17).
Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=
145) in which [Date Stamp ]
cannot be congured (=
37).
[ ] ashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (=
31).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=
31).
Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=
41).
Set the ash mode to [
] (=
62).
Increase the ISO speed (=
55).
Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (=
41).
Shots are out of focus.
Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
way down to shoot (=
23).
Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=
150).
Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=
42).
Conrm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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.
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