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Troubleshooting
Problem
Problem
Solution
Solution
The camera does not
focus.
The subject is not suited to autofocus
: Use focus lock or manual
focus (
P
No face is detected.
•
The subject’s face is obscured by sunglasses, a hat, long hair, or
other objects
: Remove the obstructions (
P
•
The subject’s face occupies only a small area of the frame
:
Change the composition so that the subject’s face occu-
pies a larger area of the frame (
P
•
The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal
: Ask the subject to
hold their head straight (
P
•
The camera is tilted
: Keep the camera level.
•
The subject’s face is poorly lit
: Shoot in bright light.
Wrong subject is
selected.
The selected subject is closer to the center of the frame
than the main subject. Recompose the picture or turn
face detection off and frame the picture using focus lock
(
P
Movie recording, 4K
burst, and 4K multi-fo-
cus are unavailable.
The memory card write speed is too slow
: Use a memory card
with a UHS speed class of 3 or better (
P
The fl ash does not fi re.
•
The battery is exhausted
: Charge the battery or insert a ful-
ly-charged spare battery (
P
•
The camera is in bracketing or continuous mode
: Select single
frame mode (
P
•
OFF
is selected for
SOUND & FLASH
: Select
ON
(
P
The fl ash does not fully
light the subject.
•
The subject is not in range of the fl ash
: Position the subject in
range of the fl ash.
•
The fl ash window is obstructed
: Hold the camera correctly.
•
Shutter speed is faster than the sync speed
: Choose a slower
shutter speed (
P
Pictures are blurred.
•
The lens is dirty
: Clean the lens (
P
•
The lens is blocked
: Keep objects away from the lens
(
P
•
s
is displayed during shooting and the focus frame is dis-
played in red
: Check focus before shooting (
P
Summary of Contents for X-A5
Page 1: ...Owner s Manual BL00004926 201 EN ...
Page 16: ...xvi MEMO ...
Page 17: ...1 Before You Begin ...
Page 35: ...19 First Steps ...
Page 50: ...34 MEMO ...
Page 51: ...35 Basic Photography and Playback ...
Page 56: ...40 MEMO ...
Page 57: ...41 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 63: ...47 Taking Photographs ...
Page 113: ...97 The Shooting Menus ...
Page 139: ...123 Playback and the Playback Menu ...
Page 157: ...141 The Setup Menus ...
Page 172: ...156 MEMO ...
Page 173: ...157 Shortcuts ...
Page 179: ...163 Peripherals and Optional Accessories ...
Page 185: ...169 Connections ...
Page 196: ...180 MEMO ...
Page 197: ...181 Technical Notes ...
Page 230: ...214 MEMO ...
Page 231: ...215 MEMO ...