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Troubleshooting Picture quality problems Status Picture is not clear Picture is too dark Picture is too light Solution ■ To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture. ■ Clean the lens (see page 46). ■ Make sure the camera is not in Macro mode if you are more than 27.6 in. (70 cm) from your subject (see page 30). ■ Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod (especially in high-zoom settings or in low light). ■ Use a larger picture size (see page 28). ■ If you're manually adjusting the ISO speed, realize that high ISO setting may cause grainy pictures (see page 29). ■ Reposition the camera for more available light. ■ Use Fill flash (see page 8) or change your position so light is not behind the subject. ■ Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the effective flash range. (See Camera Specifications starting on page 44.) ■ To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture. ■ In Program mode, adjust the Exposure Compensation (see page 29). ■ Reposition the camera to reduce the amount of available light. ■ Turn the flash off (see page 8). ■ Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the effective flash range. (See Camera Specifications starting on page 44.) ■ To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button halfway. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter button completely down to take the picture. ■ In Program mode, adjust the Exposure Compensation (see page 29). www.kodak.com/go/support 41

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Troubleshooting
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Picture quality problems
Status
Solution
Picture is not clear
To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button
halfway
. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter
button
completely down
to take the picture.
Clean the lens (
see page 46
).
Make sure the camera is not in Macro mode if you are more than
27.6 in. (70 cm) from your subject (
see page 30
).
Place the camera on a flat, steady surface or use a tripod (especially
in high-zoom settings or in low light).
Use a larger picture size (
see page 28
).
If you’re manually adjusting the ISO speed, realize that high ISO
setting may cause grainy pictures (
see page 29
).
Picture is too dark
Reposition the camera for more available light.
Use Fill flash (
see page 8
) or change your position so light is not
behind the subject.
Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the
effective flash range. (See Camera Specifications starting on
page 44
.)
To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button
halfway
. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter
button
completely down
to take the picture.
In Program mode, adjust the Exposure Compensation (
see page 29
).
Picture is too light
Reposition the camera to reduce the amount of available light.
Turn the flash off (
see page 8
).
Move so that the distance between you and the subject is within the
effective flash range. (See Camera Specifications starting on
page 44
.)
To automatically set exposure and focus, press the Shutter button
halfway
. When the framing marks turn green, press the Shutter
button
completely down
to take the picture.
In Program mode, adjust the Exposure Compensation (
see page 29
).