User Manual

206
Troubleshooting
11
Miscellaneous
Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page
The picture is too dark.
The flash was blocked by
your finger.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your
fingers away from the flash.
P.33
The subject was out of
the working range of the
flash.
Shoot within the flash working range. P.62
The flash was closed. Press the flash button to make the flash pop
up.
P.61
The subject was too small
and was backlit.
Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot
metering mode.
P.61, 85
The sequential shooting
mode was used.
Higher shutter speeds are used when the
sequential shooting mode is selected, which
may result in pictures that are darker than
usual. Set o in the sequential shooting
menu.
P.95
The center of the subject
is too bright.
If the center of the subject is too bright, the
image as a whole emerges darker. Adjust the
exposure compensation toward plus (+).
P.112
The aperture value
setting is too high in A
(M) mode.
Decrease the aperture value or set the
camera to P mode.
P.74
The shutter speed setting
is too fast in S (M) mode.
Reduce the shutter speed or set the camera
to P mode.
P.75
The colors of pictures look unnatural.
Indoor lighting affected
the picture's colors.
Set the white balance according to the
lighting.
P.113
No white in the picture. Include something white in the picture, or
shoot using the fill-in flash mode.
P.61
The white balance setting
is wrong.
Adjust the white balance according to the
light source.
P.113
Part of the picture is too dark.
The lens was partly
blocked by your finger or
the strap.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your
fingers and the strap away from the lens.
P.33