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Troubleshooting
Misc
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10
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Playback of recorded images
Possible cause
Corrective action
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Pictures taken are not in focus.
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
The camera moved
when the shutter
button was pressed.
Hold the camera correctly and press the shutter
button gently.
The flash was set to
the flash off mode in
a lighting condition
requiring use of the
flash.
Camera movement occurs easily with slower
shutter speeds. Use a tripod, or set the flash to
AUTO.
The lens was dirty.
Clean the lens. Use a commercially available
blower blush and then wipe with a lens cleaner to
remove dust. Mold may form on the lens surface
if the lens is left dirty.
The picture is too bright.
The flash was set to
the fill-in flash mode.
Select a flash mode other than fill-in flash.
The center of the
subject is too dark.
If the center of the subject is too dark, the
surrounding area emerges as too bright. Adjust
the exposure compensation toward minus (–).
The ISO is at a high
setting.
Set the ISO to AUTO or to the low sensitivity of
50.
The aperture value is
small in
A
(
M
) mode.
Increase the aperture value. Or set the camera to
P
mode.
The shutter speed
setting is too slow in
S
(
M
) mode.
Increase the shutter speed or set the camera to
P
mode.
The picture is too dark.
The flash was
blocked by your
finger.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers
away from the flash.
The subject was out
of the working range
of the flash.
Shoot within the flash working range.
The subject was too
small and was
backlit.
Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot
metering mode.