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Appendix
Troubleshooting (continued)
The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural
• The lighting affected the picture.
➜
Set the flash to fill-in mode.
• The subject is mostly dark.
➜
Use flash or increase exposure
compen.
• The white balance setting is incorrect.
➜
Set the white balance to suit
lighting conditions.
The picture has obscured edge(s)
• The lens was partly blocked by a finger or the strap.
➜
Hold the camera
correctly, keeping your fingers and the strap away from the lens.
• The shooting distance was too close.
➜
Use the monitor.
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Picture Problems
The picture is out of focus
• The camera was jarred when the shutter release button was pressed.
➜
Hold the camera firmly and press the shutter release button smoothly.
• The viewfinder autofocus mark was not positioned on the subject.
➜
Position the autofocus frame on the subject, or use the focus lock.
• The lens is dirty.
➜
Clean the lens with a soft, dry cloth.
• The mode was not selected correctly.
➜
Shoot in the macro mode where
the subject is within the range of 8
″
to 31
″
. For greater distances, shoot in
the standard mode.
• The shutter release button was pressed while standing directly in front of
the camera when using the self-timer.
➜
When using the self-time, press
the shutter release button while looking into the viewfinder, not while
standing in front of the camera.
• A flash was needed for the photo, but somehow neither the auto-flash nor
fill-in flash mode was operating.
➜
The shutter speed become slower and
the exposure time becomes longer, so use the tripod or hold the camera
as steady as possible to avoid camera movement.
• Quick Focus was used in the wrong focal range.
➜
Use the correct Quick
Focus setting for the distance you’re shooting at.
The picture is too bright
• The flash is set to fill-in flash mode.
➜
Set the flash a different mode.
• The subject being shot is excessively bright.
➜
Use the exposure
compensation feature, or change the angle of the camera.
The picture is too dark
• The flash was blocked by a finger.
➜
Hold the camera correctly, keeping
your fingers away from the flash.
• The subject was out of the working range of the flash.
➜
Shoot within the
flash working range.
• The flash mode was turned off.
➜
Push up the flash housing before
shooting.
• The subject was too small or was backlit.
➜
Set the flash to fill-in mode,
or use the spot metering mode.
• The picture was taken in the sequence mode.
➜
Pictures will appear dark
in the sequence mode because of the fast shutter speed, especially in
dim light.
