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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
8
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
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 [ ] (
=
58).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
50).
● Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (
=
52,
=
75).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
50,
=
51).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [ ] (
=
28).
● Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (
=
50).
● Use AE lock or spot metering (
=
50,
=
51).
● Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the ash ring (
=
30).
● Shoot within ash range (
=
116).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
51).
Subjects in ash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
● Shoot within ash range (
=
116).
● Lower the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
28).
White dots or similar image artifacts appear in ash shots.
● This is caused by light from the ash reecting off dust or airborne particles.
Shots look grainy.
● Lower the ISO speed (
=
51).
Subjects are affected by red-eye (
=
37).
● Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (
=
40) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp
(
=
3) in ash shots. Note that while the red-eye reduction lamp is on (for
about one second), it is not possible to shoot, because the lamp is counteracting
red-eye. For best results, have subjects look at the red-eye reduction lamp. Also
try increasing the lighting in indoor scenes and shooting at closer range.
● Edit images using red-eye correction (
=
75).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
● In Playback mode (
=
61), press the shutter button halfway (
=
23).
Strange display on the screen under low light (
=
24).
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 darken under bright light.
- The screen may icker under uorescent or LED lighting.
- Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that
includes a bright light source.
No date stamp is added to images.
● Congure the [Date Stamp ] setting (
=
17). Note that date stamps are not
added to images automatically, merely because you have congured the [Date/Time]
setting (
=
35).
● Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (
=
110) in which this setting
cannot be congured (
=
35).
[ ] ashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting
is not possible (
=
30).
[
] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (
=
30).
● Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (
=
60).
● Raise the ash and set the ash mode to [
] (
=
58).
● Increase the ISO speed (
=
51).
● Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. Additionally,
you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure
the camera (
=
60).
Shots are out of focus.
● Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the
way down to shoot (
=
23).
● Make sure subjects are within focusing range (
=
116).
● Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (
=
40).
● Conrm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
● Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (
=
55,
=
58).
