Reference Manual

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Technical Notes
Problem Solution
No picture is taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed
• Camera is in playback or
mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Red ( ) lamp fl ickers: fl ash is charging.
• Green (AF) lamp fl ickers: camera unable to focus.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your
camera.
• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in monitor: no
memory card in camera.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: in-
suffi cient memory to record picture at current Image
mode setting.
• Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED” ap-
pears in monitor: memory card is locked.
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Sounds do not trig-
ger shutter release
• Self-timer is off or set to
.
• Sound is not loud enough to trigger release.
• Snd release level is set too high.
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Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of fl ash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
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Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high. 38
Pictures are out of
focus
• Camera can not focus on selected subject using auto-
focus. Use focus lock.
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Pictures are blurred
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
◆
Using the fl ash
◆
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
◆
Using the self-timer with a tripod
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Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image
• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
◆
Using the fl ash
◆
Selecting scene mode and choosing Night portrait,
Night landscape, or Dusk/Dawn as appropriate to
subject and lighting conditions
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