Misc
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Troubleshooting
11
Possible cause
Corrective action
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The picture is too dark.
The flash was
blocked by your
finger.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers
away from the flash.
P.41
The subject was out
of the working range
of the flash.
Shoot within the flash working range.
P.75
The flash was set to
the flash off mode.
Select a flash mode other than flash off.
P.74
The subject was too
small and was
backlit.
Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot
metering mode.
P.74, 97
The sequential
shooting mode was
used.
Higher shutter speeds are used when the
sequential shooting mode is selected, which may
result in pictures that are darker than usual.
Select
o
in the DRIVE menu.
P.108
The center of the
subject is too bright.
If the center of the subject is too bright, the image
as a whole emerges darker. Adjust the exposure
compensation toward plus (+).
P.126
The aperture value
setting is too low in
A
(
M
) mode.
Decrease the aperture value or set the camera to
P
mode.
P.86
The shutter speed
setting is too fast in
S
(
M
) mode.
Decrease the shutter speed or set the camera to
P
mode.
P.87
The colors of pictures look unnatural.
Indoor lighting can
affect the picture’s
colors.
Set the white balance according to the lighting.
P.128
No white in the
picture.
Include something white in the picture, or shoot
using the fill-in flash mode.
P.74
The white balance
setting is wrong.
Adjust the white balance according to the light
source.
P.128
Filter was used.
The image may be discolored according to the
filter used. Use the one-touch white balance
function.
P.128
