User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Before Use
- Basic Guide
- Advanced Guide
- 1 Camera Basics
- 2 Auto Mode
- 3 Other Shooting Modes
- 4 P Mode
- 5 Playback Mode
- 6 Setting Menu
- Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
- Silencing Camera Operations
- Adjusting the Volume
- Hiding Hints and Tips
- Date and Time
- World Clock
- Lens Retraction Timing
- Using Eco Mode
- Power-Saving Adjustment
- Screen Brightness
- Hiding the Start-Up Screen
- Formatting Memory Cards
- File Numbering
- Date-Based Image Storage
- Checking Certification Logos
- Display Language
- Adjusting Other Settings
- Restoring Defaults
- Adjusting Basic Camera Functions
- 7 Accessories
- 8 Appendix
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Shots are out of focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it
all the way down to shoot (
=
45).
● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (
=
243).
● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (
=
79).
● Conrm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
=
110,
=
116).
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.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
117).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
99).
● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
=
103,
=
157).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
100,
=
101).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
54).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
99).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
100,
=
101).
● Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (
=
58).
● Shoot within ash range (
=
242).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
102).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Shoot within ash range (
=
242).
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
54).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in ash shots.
● This is caused by light from the ash reecting off dust or airborne
particles.