Getting to know your camera better
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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.
Taking pictures with the mode dial set to
M
or
f
mode set to
W
,
S
or
X
• When taking pictures of dark subjects using the above scene modes, the picture may
appear grainy.
g
“
B
E
M
Shooting pictures according to the situation” (P. 11)
“
f
Shooting pictures by selecting a scene mode according to the situation” (P. 11)
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting
O
F
toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are
shooting dark subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [–]. Sometimes, using the flash
may not produce the brightness (exposure) that was intended.
g
“
O
F
/
<
button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/ Printing pictures”
(P. 12)
• Set the flash to [
#
] (fill-in) to activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight
without the face of the subject appearing dark. [
#
] is effective not only for shooting against
backlight, but also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lighting.
g
“
Y
#
button Flash shooting” (P. 13)
• Setting
O
F
to [+] is effective when shooting against backlight.
g
“
O
F
/
<
button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/ Printing pictures”
(P. 12)
There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.
Recording pictures to the internal memory
• Pictures are recorded to the internal memory, and when the number of storable still
pictures reaches 0, you connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures; and
then erase the pictures from the internal memory.
Using a card (xD-Picture Card) (optional)
• Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you
download the pictures to a computer and then either erase the pictures from the card or
use a new card.
• Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted in the camera.
Pictures in the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function.
g
“BACKUP Copying pictures in the internal memory to the card” (P. 23)
“The card” (P. 47)
The picture is too grainy
Taking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
Additional shooting tips and information
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken
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