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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Wi-Fi Functions
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
4
P Mode
9
Appendix
Index
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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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.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
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Use spot metering (
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
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Use spot metering (
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Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (
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Shoot within flash range (
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Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Shoot within flash range (
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (
White spots appear in flash shots.
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This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
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Subjects are affected by red-eye.
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40). Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp
4) 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.
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Edit images using red-eye correction (
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
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In Playback mode (
61), press the shutter button halfway (
Strange display on the screen under low light (
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
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The following display problems are not recorded in still images but are recorded
in movies. Please take note of this.
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The screen may darken under bright light.
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The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting.
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Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that
includes a bright light source.
No date stamp is added to images.
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Configure the [Date Stamp ] (
35). Note that date stamps are not added
to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/Time]
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Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (
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cannot be configured (
[ ] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (
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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (
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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [ ] (
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Increase the ISO speed (
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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
Shots are out of focus.
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
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Make sure subjects are within focus range (
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Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (
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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
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