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Technical Notes Problem Solution Monitor is hard to read • Ambient lighting too bright: use electronic viewfinder. • Monitor brightness needs adjustment. • Monitor is dirty: clean monitor. 4 127 141 • Camera is in playback mode. 55 • Batteries are exhausted. 14 No picture is • Number of exposures remaining is zero: insufficient memory to 14 taken when record picture at current image quality and size settings. shutter- • Flash indicator blinks: flash is charging. 18 release button • Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in monitor: 104 is pressed memory card is not formatted for use in camera. • Message "NO CARD PRESENT" appears in monitor: no memory 10 card in camera. • Flash is off. 34 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) • Flash window is blocked. • Subject is outside range of flash. • Exposure compensation is too low. • Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast. 16 150 39 42 • Aperture blinks: f/-number too high. 43 Pictures are • Exposure compensation is too high. 39 too bright • Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow. 42 (overexposed) • Aperture blinks: f/-number too low. 43 • Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button was 18 Pictures are pressed halfway or button was pressed. out of focus • Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofocus. Use 20 focus lock. • Camera shook during shot: choose faster shutter speed. If shut- 40 ter speed can not be increased without causing underexposure: ◆Use flash 34 Pictures are blurred ◆ Zoom camera out ◆ Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency) ◆ Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number) 16 46 40 To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds: ◆ Use Best Shot Selector (BSS) 84 ◆ Mount camera on tripod and use self-timer 36 Pictures contain randomlyspaced bright pixels ("noise") • Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high. • Shutter speed too slow. At shutter speeds noise reduction on. of ¼ s or slower, turn 46 101 147

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Technical Notes
Problem
Solution
Monitor is
hard to read
• Ambient lighting too bright: use electronic viewfinder.
• Monitor brightness needs adjustment.
• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.
4
127
141
No picture is
taken when
shutter-
release button
is pressed
• Camera is in playback mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Number of exposures remaining is zero: insufficient memory to
record picture at current image quality and size settings.
• Flash indicator blinks: flash is charging.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in monitor:
memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in monitor: no memory
card in camera.
55
14
14
18
104
10
Pictures are
too dark
(underexposed)
•
Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
•
Exposure compensation is too low.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too high.
34
16
150
39
42
43
Pictures are
too bright
(overexposed)
•
Exposure compensation is too high.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too low.
39
42
43
Pictures are
out of
focus
• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button was
pressed halfway or
button was pressed.
• Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofocus.
Use
focus lock.
18
20
Pictures are
blurred
• Camera shook during shot: choose faster shutter speed.
If shut-
ter speed can not be increased without causing underexposure:
◆
Use flash
◆
Zoom camera out
◆
Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
◆
Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number)
To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds:
◆
Use
Best Shot Selector (BSS)
◆
Mount camera on tripod and use self-timer
40
34
16
46
40
84
36
Pictures con-
tain randomly-
spaced bright
pixels (“noise”)
•
Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high.
• Shutter speed too slow.
At shutter speeds of ¼ s or slower, turn
noise reduction on.
46
101