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There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures
• With the digital zoom, part of the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the
magnification, the grainier the picture appears.
“DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in on your subject” (P.27)
Increasing the ISO sensitivity
• When you increase the [ISO] setting, “noise”, which appears as spots of unwanted color or
unevenness in the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera
is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however,
increasing the ISO sensitivity can result in some noise, depending on the shooting conditions.
“ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity” (P.26)
• The reason why there are sometimes differences between the actual colors and the colors recorded
in a picture is related to the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that helps the
camera determine the true colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the optimal white balance,
but depending on the subject, results may be better if you manually adjust the [WB] setting.
• When the subject is in the shade on a sunny day
• When the subject is illuminated by both natural light and indoor lighting, such as
when near a window
• When there is no white in the center of the frame
“WB Adjusting the color of a picture” (P.26)
• Take pictures with
K
in
s
mode. Suitable for taking pictures on a sunny day at the
beach or in the snow.
(Scene) Selecting a scene mode according to the shooting situation” (P.25)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Use
1
F
to adjust toward [+] makes the subject brighter. Conversely, when you are shooting dark
subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward the [-]. Sometimes, using the flash may not
produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.
button Changing picture brightness (Exposure Compensation)” (P.17)
• Panning along the camera central axis reduces picture misalignment. When you shoot
close subjects, panning along the axis of the tip of the lens gives good results.
• In [COMBINE IN CAMERA 1] mode, the camera automatically detects its own position
except for the following cases (In such cases, use [COMBINE IN CAMERA 2] or
[COMBINE IN PC].) :
• when panning the camera in a quick or unsteadily manner.
• when shooting a low contrast subject (blue sky, etc.).
• when shooting a moving subject framed in full screen.
• when panning the camera with no images on-screen.
• When Shadow Adjustment Technology is set to [ON], the subject’s face appears brighter even
against backlight and the color of the background is enhanced in the picture. This function can
also be used to shoot a subject inside a home or building from outside.
Brightening the subject against backlight” (P.18)
• With [ESP/
n
] set to [
n
], the picture can be taken based on the brightness at the center
of the monitor without being affected by the light in the background.
Changing the area for measuring the brightness of a subject” (P.28)
• Set the flash to [
#
] to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight
without the face of the subject appearing dark. [
#
] is effective for shooting against
backlight and under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.
The picture is too grainy
Taking pictures with the correct color
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Misalignment of panoramic pictures
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
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