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A Taking Pictures • The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting? The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash range of approximately 30 cm - 4.2 m (12 in. - 14 ft.) at maximum wide angle, and approximately 30 cm - 2.4 m (12 in. - 7.9 ft.) at maximum telephoto. • The indicator blinks orange and the camera beeps once when the shutter button is pressed halfway? Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about 30 cm (12 in.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto. • The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway. To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in dark areas. • The h icon blinks when you try to take an image? When flash recharging begins, the flash icon will blink. You will be able to shoot once charging is complete. Scene Icons The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject brightness and color. Background Subject Bright Including Blue Skies Backlit Sunsets Backlit Dark When Using Tripod People - * Subjects Other Than People * Landscapes Close Subjects - - Icon Background Color Gray Light Blue * Displays when the camera is attached to a tripod. Orange Dark Blue Under certain conditions, the icon that displays may not match the actual scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a wall for example), or the "Blue Skies" icons may appear and it may not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try shooting in the G mode (p. 62). 24

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A
Taking Pictures
24
•
The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?
The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flash
range of approximately 30 cm – 4.2 m (12 in. – 14 ft.) at maximum wide angle,
and approximately 30 cm – 2.4 m (12 in. – 7.9 ft.) at maximum telephoto.
•
The indicator blinks orange and the camera beeps once when the shutter
button is pressed halfway?
Your subject is too close. When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move
about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or more away from your subject and shoot. Move about
30 cm (12 in.) or more away when the camera is at maximum telephoto.
•
The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting in
dark areas.
•
The
h
icon blinks when you try to take an image?
When flash recharging begins, the flash icon will blink. You will be able to shoot
once charging is complete.
Scene Icons
The camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and then
automatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subject
brightness and color.
*
Displays when the camera is attached to a tripod.
Background
Subject
Bright
Including Blue Skies
Sunsets
Dark
Backlit
Backlit
When Using
Tripod
People
–
*
Subjects Other
Than People
Landscapes
*
Close Subjects
–
–
Icon Background
Color
Gray
Light Blue
Orange
Dark Blue
Under certain conditions, the icon that displays may not match the actual
scene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (a
wall for example),
or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it may
not be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, try
shooting in the
G
mode (p. 62).