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Sound settings, Shutter, sound, AF assist, Backlighting, Night portrait, Glamour, retouch, Problem

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A No sound when shutter is released. Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with some shooting modes and settings, even when 161 On is selected. AF-assist illuminator does not light. Off is selected for the AF assist option in the setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the position of the focus area or the current scene mode, even when Auto is selected. 64-71, 160 Images appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 175 Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. 57 Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. Images are too dark (underexposed). Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash. • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting. • The flash mode is set to c (off) • Flash window is blocked. • Subject is beyond flash range. • Adjust exposure compensation. • Increase ISO sensitivity. • Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene mode or set the flash mode setting to X (fill flash). 34 55 34 28 34 40 55 34, 70 Images are too bright (overexposed). Unexpected results when flash set to b (auto with red-eye reduction). Adjust exposure compensation. When taking pictures with b (auto with redeye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may be applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene mode other than Night portrait, and change the flash mode to any setting other than b (auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting again. 40 34, 65 Skin tones are not softened. • Under some shooting conditions, facial skin 77 tones may not be softened. • Select e (skin softening) for Glamour 124 retouch in the retouch menu for images containing four or more faces. Technical Notes and Index 188

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
No sound when shutter is
released.
Off
is selected for
Sound settings
>
Shutter
sound
in setup menu. No sound is heard with
some shooting modes and settings, even when
On
is selected.
161
AF-assist illuminator does not
light.
Off
is selected for the
AF assist
option in the
setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light
depending on the position of the focus area or
the current scene mode, even when
Auto
is
selected.
64-71,
160
Images appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
175
Colors are unnatural.
White balance does not match light source.
57
Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image.
Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high
as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by:
•
Using flash.
•
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
34
55
Images are too dark
(underexposed).
•
The flash mode is set to
c
(off)
•
Flash window is blocked.
•
Subject is beyond flash range.
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
•
Increase ISO sensitivity.
•
Subject is backlit. Select
Backlighting
scene
mode or set the flash mode setting to
X
(fill
flash).
34
28
34
40
55
34, 70
Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
40
Unexpected results when flash
set to
b
(auto with red-eye
reduction).
When taking pictures with
b
(auto with red-
eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and
red-eye reduction in
Night portrait
scene
mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may be applied to
areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene
mode other than
Night portrait
, and change
the flash mode to any setting other than
b
(auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting
again.
34, 65
Skin tones are not softened.
•
Under some shooting conditions, facial skin
tones may not be softened.
•
Select
e
(skin softening) for
Glamour
retouch
in the retouch menu for images
containing four or more faces.
77
124
Problem
Cause/Solution
A