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The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter
button halfway down.
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The exposure is incorrect. Correct the exposure (pages 39, 41).
The image is too dark.
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You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject. Select the metering mode
(page 40) or adjust the exposure (page 41).
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The brightness of the screen is too low. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight/finder
backlight (page 80).
The image is too bright.
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You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage. Adjust the
exposure (page 41).
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The brightness of the screen is too bright. Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight/finder
backlight (page 80).
The image colors are not correct.
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Picture Effect function is activated. Cancel the Picture Effect function (page 63).
Noise appears in the image when you view the screen in a dark place.
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The camera is attempting to increase the visibility of the screen by temporarily brightening
the image under conditions of low illumination (Auto brightness monitoring). There is no
effect on the recorded image.
Vertical streaks appear on the screen.
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This is the flicker phenomenon. This is not a malfunction (page 61).
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When the setting of the power supply frequency is wrong, flicker may be generated. Check
the setting of [Flicker Reduction] in the
(Setup) menu (page 61).
The eyes of the subject come out red.
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Activate the red eye reduction function (page 50).
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Shoot the subject at a distance closer than the recommended shooting distance using the flash
(page 50).
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Light the room and shoot the subject.
Zebra stripes appear on the screen.
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[Zebra] is set to [On] (page 42). If it is not necessary, cancel it.
Grid lines appear on the screen vertically and horizontally.
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[Grid Line] is set to [On] (page 60). If it is not necessary, cancel it.