User Manual

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Advanced Guide
Basic Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
Tv, Av, and M Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Set-Up Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, M, and C Modes
Before Use
Shots are blurry.
● Blurring may occur more often when touch shutter is used to shoot, depending on
shooting conditions. Hold the camera still when shooting.
The AF frame is displayed in orange, and the camera does not focus
when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
● To display AF frames in green and focus the camera 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.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
75).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
61).
● Correct it with the Auto Lighting Optimizer (
=
64).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
61,
=
62).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
75).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
61).
● Shoot with the AE lock or spot metering (
=
61,
=
62).
● Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (
=
38).
● Shoot within ash range (
=
196).
● Adjust brightness by using ash exposure compensation or changing the ash
output level (
=
76,
=
85).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
62).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Shoot within ash range (
=
196).
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
75).
● Adjust brightness by using ash exposure compensation or changing the ash
output level (
=
76,
=
85).
White spots appear in ash shots.
● This is caused by light from the ash reecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
● Lower the ISO speed (
=
62).
● High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (
=
51).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
● Pictures cannot be taken unless the focus is right. Press the shutter button
halfway to focus on subjects. Once the frame is colored green, you can take the
picture.
● In Playback mode (
=
93), press the shutter button halfway (
=
28).
Strange display on the screen under low light (
=
30).
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.
[ ] ashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (
=
38).
[
] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (
=
38).
● Use the Image Stabilizer when shooting (
=
78).
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
75).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
62).
● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,
the Image Stabilizer should not be used with a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (
=
78).
Shots are out of focus.
● Use autofocus (AF) to shoot.
● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
way down to shoot (
=
28).
● The camera will not go into focus if you are closer than the minimum focusing
distance of the lens. Check the lens you are using for its minimum focusing
distance. The lens minimum focusing distance is measured from the [
] (focal
plane) mark on the top of the camera to the subject.
● Set [AF-assist Beam (LED) ring] to [0:Enable] (
=
88).
● Conrm that unneeded functions, such as Manual Focus, are deactivated.
● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
=
70,
=
71).