Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Scene Auto Selector Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Enhancing Human Faces When Shooting)
- Auto Mode
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Macro Mode (Taking Close-up Pictures)
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Zoom
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Macro Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Playback Zoom
- Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
- List by Date Mode
- Viewing and Deleting Images in a Sequence
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Effects: Changing Hue or Mood
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red-eye When Shooting with the Flash
- Glamour Retouch: Enhancing Human Faces
- Data Imprint: Imprinting Information Such as Electronic Compass Heading on Images
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Movies
- Using Location Data Functions
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Menu Operations
- Menu Lists
- The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
- The Shooting Menu (for Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Location Data Options Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- Date Stamp
- Photo VR
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Sound Settings
- Underwater Flash
- Action Control Response
- Playback Action Control
- Auto Off
- LED Light Timer
- Format Card/Format Memory
- Language
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Charge by Computer
- Reset All
- Conformity Marking
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
Randomly spaced
bright pixels (“noise”)
appear in image.
The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow
or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
• Using the flash
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
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Images are too dark
(underexposed).
• The flash mode is set to W (off).
• The flash window is blocked.
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Increase ISO sensitivity.
• The subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene
mode or set the flash mode setting to X (fill flash).
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Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation. 55
Unexpected results
when flash set to V
(auto with red-eye
reduction).
Use any shooting mode other than Night portrait,
and change the flash mode to any setting other than
V (auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking the
picture again.
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Skin tones are not
softened.
• Under some shooting conditions, facial skin tones
may not be softened.
• For images containing four or more faces, try
using Skin softening in Glamour retouch in the
playback menu.
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Saving images takes
time.
It may take more time to save images in the following
situations:
• When the noise reduction function is in operation,
such as when shooting in a dark environment
• When the flash mode is set to V (auto with red-
eye reduction)
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When capturing images in the following scene modes:
- Hand-held in Night portrait
- Hand-held in Night landscape
- HDR is set to ON in Backlighting
- Easy panorama
• When the skin softening function is applied while
shooting
• When using continuous shooting mode
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A ring-shaped belt or
rainbow-colored stripe
appears on the screen
or images.
When shooting with backlighting or when a very
strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame,
a ring-shaped belt or rainbow-colored stripe
(ghosting) may occur. Change the position of the
light source, or frame the picture so that the light
source does not enter the frame, and try again.
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Problem Cause/Solution A