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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 flash and set the flash mode to [h] (=87). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=70). • Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (=74, 126). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=71). Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=31). • Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (=70). • Use AE lock or spot metering (=71). • Reduce the lighting on subjects. Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (=33). • Shoot within flash range (=206). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=88, 96). • Increase the ISO speed (=72). Subjects in flash shots look too bright, highlights are washed-out. • Shoot within flash range (=206). • Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (=31). • Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output level (=88, 96). White dots or similar image artifacts appear in flash shots. • This is caused by light from the flash reflecting off dust or airborne particles. Shots look grainy. • Lower the ISO speed (=72). • High ISO speeds in some shooting modes may cause grainy images (=55). Subjects are affected by red-eye (=47). • Set [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] (=51) to activate the red-eye reduction lamp (=3) in flash shots. 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 (=127). Recording to the memory card takes too long, or continuous shooting is slower. • Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=161). Shooting settings or FUNC. menu settings are not available. • Available setting items vary by shooting mode. Refer to "Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode", "FUNC. Menu", and "Shooting Tab Menu" (=193 - 202). The Babies or Children icon does not display. • The Babies and Children icons will not display if the birthday is not set in face information (=41). If the icons still do not display even when you set the birthday, re-register face information (=41), or make sure that the date/time are set correctly (=158). Touch AF/Touch Shutter cannot be activated. • Touch AF and Touch Shutter cannot be activated by touching the edges of the screen. Try touching closer to the center of the screen. Cannot shoot planetarium stars well in [ ] mode. • Shoot actual starry skies instead. Shooting Movies The elapsed time shown is incorrect, or recording is interrupted. • Use the camera to format the memory card, or switch to a card that supports highspeed recording. Note that even if the elapsed time display is incorrect, the length of movies on the memory card corresponds to the actual recording time (=160, 206). [ ] is displayed and shooting stops automatically. The camera's internal memory buffer filled up as the camera could not record to the memory card quickly enough. Try one of the following measures. • Use the camera to perform low-level formatting of the memory card (=161). • Lower the image quality (=48). • Switch to a memory card that supports high-speed recording (=206). Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, M, and C Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 186