User Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Appendix
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Index
Subjects in shots look too dark.
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (=
62).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
54).
● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=
55, =
81).
● Use spot metering (=
54).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (=
28).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=
54).
● Use spot metering (=
54).
● Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (=
31).
● Shoot within ash range (=
149).
● Increase the ISO speed (=
55).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Shoot within ash range (=
149).
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (=
28).
White spots appear in ash shots.
● This is caused by light from the ash reecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
● Lower the ISO speed (=
55).
● High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=
46).
Subjects are affected by red-eye.
● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=
42) to light the red-eye reduction lamp
(=
4) for ash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is lit (for
about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting
red-eye. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also
try increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range.
● Edit images using red-eye correction (=
81).
Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is
slower.
● Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=
118).
Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available.
● Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to “Functions Available in
Each Shooting Mode”, “FUNC. Menu”, and “Shooting Tab” (=
142 – =
145).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
● In Playback mode (=
64), press the shutter button halfway (=
23).
Strange display on the screen under low light (=
24).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
● Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are
recorded in movies.
- The screen may icker and horizontal banding may appear under uorescent
or LED lighting.
No date stamp is added to images.
● Congure the [Date Stamp ] setting (=
37). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have congured the
[Date/Time] setting (=
17).
● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=
145) in which [Date Stamp ]
cannot be congured (=
37).
[ ] ashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (=
31).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=
31).
● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=
41).
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (=
62).
● Increase the ISO speed (=
55).
● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (=
41).
Shots are out of focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
way down to shoot (=
23).
● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=
150).
● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (=
42).
● Conrm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
● To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the
shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter
button halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.