The picture is too bright.
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Troubleshooting
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Miscellaneous
Possible cause
Corrective action
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Recorded pictures do not turn out well.
The picture is out of focus.
Use focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
Hold the camera correctly and
press the shutter button gently.
Select a flash mode other than
flash off . Camera movement
occurs easily with slower shutter
speeds. Use a tripod, or set the
flash to AUTO.
Clean the lens. Use a
commercially available blower
blush and then wipe with a lens
cleaner to remove dust. Mold
may form on the lens surface if
the lens is left dirty.
Press the shutter button while
looking into the viewfinder, not
while standing in front of the
camera.
Select a flash mode other than
fill-in flash .
If the center of the subject is too
dark, the surrounding area
emerges as too bright. Adjust
the exposure compensation
toward minus (–).
Set the ISO to AUTO or to a low
sensitivity: 64.
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A subject unsuited to AF
was taken.
The camera moved when
the shutter button was
pressed.
The flash was set to the
flash off mode in a
lighting condition requiring
use of the flash.
The lens is dirty.
The shutter button was
pressed while standing in
front of the camera in the
self-timer mode.
The flash was set to the
fill-in flash mode .
The center of the subject is
too dark.
The ISO is at a high
setting.
