Olympus C765 Reference Manual - Page 192

The picture is too dark., The colors of pictures look unnatural., Possible cause, Corrective action

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Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action The picture is too dark. The flash was blocked Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers by your finger. away from the flash. The subject was out of Shoot within the flash working range. the working range of the flash. The flash was closed. Press the flash button to make the flash pop up. The subject was too Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot small and was backlit. metering mode. 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. 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 (+). The aperture value setting is too high in A (M) mode. The shutter speed setting is too fast in S (M) mode. Decrease the aperture value or set the camera to P mode. Reduce the shutter speed or set the camera to P mode. The colors of pictures look unnatural. Indoor lighting affected the picture's colors. Set the white balance according to the lighting. No white in the picture. Include something white in the picture, or shoot using the fill-in flash mode. The white balance setting is wrong. Adjust the white balance according to the light source. Part of the picture is too dark. The lens was partly Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers blocked by your finger and the strap away from the lens. or the strap. Ref. page P.31 P.57 P.57 P.57, 77 P.85 P.102 P.66 P.67 P.103 P.57 P.103 P.31 11 Miscellaneous 191

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Troubleshooting
Miscellaneous
11
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.31
The subject was out of
the working range of
the flash.
Shoot within the flash working range.
P.57
The flash was closed.
Press the flash button to make the flash pop up.
P.57
The subject was too
small and was backlit.
Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot
metering mode.
P.57, 77
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.85
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.102
The aperture value
setting is too high in
A
(
M
) mode.
Decrease the aperture value or set the camera to
P
mode.
P.66
The shutter speed
setting is too fast in
S
(
M
) mode.
Reduce the shutter speed or set the camera to
P
mode.
P.67
The colors of pictures look unnatural.
Indoor lighting
affected the picture's
colors.
Set the white balance according to the lighting.
P.103
No white in the
picture.
Include something white in the picture, or shoot
using the fill-in flash mode.
P.57
The white balance
setting is wrong.
Adjust the white balance according to the light
source.
P.103
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.31