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Problem, Solution, Time lapse movie, Single, Intvl timer shooting, Continuous

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Problem Solution Camera clock is not Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time- correct pieces and reset as required. 84 Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery. Pictures Camera settings reset recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of 84 "00.00.0000 00:00"; movies will be dated "01.01.2006 00:00." No picture taken • Camera is in playback mode: press button. 43 when shutter-release • Menus are displayed: press button. 17 button is pressed • Battery is exhausted. 14 • Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet- 79 ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con- Camera can not focus using autofocus tains many fine details, objects of sharply differing brightness, or objects at different distances from the camera. Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance. • Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu. 88 • Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again. 14 • Use flash. 20 Pictures are blurred • Use BSS. 78 • Use tripod and self-timer. 3, 22 • Flash is off. • Flash window is blocked. Pictures are too dark • Subject is outside range of flash. (underexposed) • Exposure compensation is too low. • Subject is backlit: select (scene mode) or use fill flash. 20 18 20 25, 31, 76 20, 28 Pictures are too bright (overexposed) Exposure compensation is too high. 25, 31, 76 Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash • Setting ISO sensitivity to 50 • Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction 20 78 28, 34 Pictures are smeared Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 92 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 75 Flash does not fire Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically in mode (Time lapse movie excepted) and some scene modes or when option other than Single or Intvl timer shooting is selected for Continuous or BSS is on. 20, 26, 35, 76, 78 AF-assist illuminator does not light • Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu. 88 • AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some 26-34 modes. Bright specks in pictures taken with flash Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off. 20 Technical Notes 97

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Technical Notes
Problem
Solution
Camera clock is not
correct
Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-
pieces and reset as required.
84
Camera settings reset
Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery.
Pictures
recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of
“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2006 00:00.”
84
No picture taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed
• Camera is in playback mode: press
button.
• Menus are displayed: press
button.
• Battery is exhausted.
43
17
14
Camera can not focus
using autofocus
• Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet-
ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con-
tains many fine details, objects of sharply differing bright-
ness, or objects at different distances from the camera.
Use
focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance.
•
Off
is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
• Focus error.
Turn camera off and then on again.
79
88
14
Pictures are blurred
• Use flash.
• Use BSS.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
20
78
3, 22
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
• Subject is backlit: select
(scene mode) or use fill flash.
20
18
20
25, 31,
76
20, 28
Pictures are too bright
(overexposed)
Exposure compensation is too high.
25, 31,
76
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels (“noise”)
appear in image
Shutter speed too slow.
Noise can be reduced by:
• Using flash
• Setting ISO sensitivity to 50
• Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction
20
78
28, 34
Pictures are smeared
Lens is dirty.
Clean lens.
92
Colors are unnatural
White balance does not match light source.
75
Flash does not fire
Flash is off.
Note that flash turns off automatically in
mode
(
Time lapse movie
excepted) and some scene modes or
when option other than
Single
or
Intvl timer shooting
is
selected for
Continuous
or BSS is on.
20, 26,
35, 76,
78
AF-assist illuminator
does not light
•
Off
is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
• AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some
modes.
88
26–34
Bright specks in pic-
tures taken with flash
Flash is reflecting from particles in air.
Turn flash off.
20