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Problem Possible cause • Camera is in playback mode. • Battery is exhausted. • Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is charging. No picture is • Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in moni- taken when shut- tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera. ter-release button • Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED" is pressed appears in monitor: memory card is locked. • Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor: insuf- ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual- ity/size setting. 17, 24 12 21 11, 119 11 78 Pictures are too dark (underex- posed) • Flash is off. • Flash window is blocked. • Subject is outside range of flash. • Exposure compensation is too low. 42 19 42 47 Pictures are too bright (overex- • Exposure compensation is too high. 47 posed) Pictures are out of focus • Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release button was pressed halfway. • Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus. 23 21 • Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera Pictures are blurred shake can be reduced by: Using the flash Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) 42 84 Using the self-timer with a tripod 44 • Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: Using the flash Randomly-spaced Selecting (night portrait assist) mode, or selecting bright pixels (scene) mode and choosing Dusk/Dawn ("noise") appear or Night landscape (In these modes, noise reduc- in image tion works automatically when shutter speed is low. Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting condition.) 42 33, 36 Technical Notes 134

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Technical Notes
No picture is
taken when shut-
ter-release button
is pressed
•
Camera is in playback mode.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Red (
) lamp blinks: flash is charging.
•
Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in moni-
tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
•
Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED”
appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
•
Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: insuf-
ficient memory to record picture at current
Image qual-
ity/size
setting.
17, 24
12
21
11, 119
11
78
Pictures are too
dark (underex-
posed)
•
Flash is off.
•
Flash window is blocked.
•
Subject is outside range of flash.
•
Exposure compensation is too low.
42
19
42
47
Pictures are too
bright (overex-
posed)
•
Exposure compensation is too high.
47
Pictures are out
of focus
•
Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release but-
ton was pressed halfway.
•
Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.
23
21
Pictures are
blurred
•
Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
42
84
44
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear
in image
•
Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Selecting
(night portrait assist) mode, or selecting
(scene) mode and choosing
Dusk/Dawn
or
Night landscape
(In these modes, noise reduc-
tion works automatically when shutter speed is low.
Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting
condition.)
42
33, 36
Problem
Possible cause