HP p550 HP p550 Digital Camera - User Manual - Page 108

Forced On for daylight synchro flash or adjust, EV Compensation to the + side

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Problem Possible Cause and Recommended Action A recorded photo or 1)Camera power may have been turned off before the save video was not saved. operation was complete, which will result in the photo or video not being saved. If the battery indicator shows , charge the battery as soon as possible (page 20). 2)You may have removed the memory card from the camera before the save operation was complete, which will result in the photo or video not being saved. Do not remove the memory card before the save operation is complete. Though available lighting is bright, the faces of people in the photo are dark. Not enough light is reaching the subjects. Change the flash mode setting to (Forced On) for daylight synchro flash (page 37), or adjust EV Compensation to the + side (page 61). Night shots come out bad. Use the following Scene Mode scenes (page 50) when shooting at night. • Night Scene (for shooting night scenery only) • Night Scene Portrait (for shooting people against night scenery) Subjects are too dark when taking photos in a seashore or ski area. Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can cause underexposure of photos. Change the flash mode setting to (Forced On) for daylight synchro flash (page 37), or adjust EV Compensation to the + side (page 61). Digital zoom (including HD zoom) does not work. The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor of 12.5. Time stamping may be turned on, which will cause digital zoom to be disabled. Turn off time stamping (page 99). The image is out of 1)Focusing may not be possible because the subject is outside focus during video the focus range. Shoot within the allowable range. recording. 2)The lens may be dirty. Clean the lens (page 99). 107

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A recorded photo or
video was not saved.
1)Camera power may have been turned off before the save
operation was complete, which will result in the photo or
video not being saved. If the battery indicator shows
,
charge the battery as soon as possible (page 20).
2)You may have removed the memory card from the camera
before the save operation was complete, which will result in
the photo or video not being saved. Do not remove the
memory card before the save operation is complete.
Though available
lighting is bright,
the faces of people
in the photo are
dark.
Not enough light is reaching the subjects. Change the flash
mode setting to
(Forced On) for daylight synchro flash
(page 37), or adjust EV Compensation to the + side (page 61).
Night shots come
out bad.
Use the following Scene Mode scenes (page 50) when shooting
at night.
Night Scene (for shooting night scenery only)
Night Scene Portrait (for shooting people against night
scenery)
Subjects are too
dark when taking
photos in a
seashore or ski
area.
Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can cause
underexposure of photos. Change the flash mode setting to
(Forced On) for daylight synchro flash (page 37), or adjust
EV Compensation to the + side (page 61).
Digital zoom
(including HD
zoom) does not
work. The zoom
bar indicates zoom
only up to a zoom
factor of 12.5.
Time stamping may be turned on, which will cause digital zoom
to be disabled. Turn off time stamping (page 99).
The image is out of
focus during video
recording.
1)Focusing may not be possible because the subject is outside
the focus range. Shoot within the allowable range.
2)The lens may be dirty. Clean the lens (page 99).
Problem
Possible Cause and Recommended Action