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Shutter sound, Sound settings, AF assist, Backlighting, Night portrait, softening

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Problem Cause/Solution No sound when the shutter is released. Off is selected for Shutter sound in Sound settings in the setup menu. No sound is produced with some shooting modes and settings, even when On is selected. A 46, 49, 57 AF-assist illuminator does not light. Off is selected for the AF assist option in the setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the position of the focus area or the current scene mode, even when Auto is selected. 49, 57 Images appear smeared. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. F6 Colors are unnatural. White balance or hue is not adjusted properly. 49, 51, E6 Randomly The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow or spaced bright ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by: pixels ("noise") • Using the flash 18, 36 appear in image. • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting 49, 52 Bright spots appear in image. When shooting at a slow shutter speed in multiple exposure mode, noise (bright spots) may appear in saved images. - • The flash window is blocked. 16 • The subject is beyond the range of the flash. Images are too • Adjust exposure compensation. dark (underexposed). • Increase ISO sensitivity. F17 44 49, 52 • The subject is backlit. Raise the flash, or set the scene 18, mode to Backlighting with HDR set to Off. E7 Images are too bright Adjust exposure compensation. 44 (overexposed). Unexpected results when flash set to V (auto with redeye reduction). Skin tones are not softened. Use any scene mode other than Night portrait, and change the flash mode to any setting other than V 36, (auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) and try E15 taking the picture again. • In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may E20 not be softened. • For images containing 4 or more faces, try using Skin 49, 55 softening in the playback menu. Technical Notes and Index F11

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F
11
Technical Notes and Index
No sound when
the shutter is
released.
Off
is selected for
Shutter sound
in
Sound settings
in the setup menu. No sound is produced with some
shooting modes and settings, even when
On
is
selected.
46, 49,
57
AF-assist
illuminator does
not light.
Off
is selected for the
AF assist
option in the setup
menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on
the position of the focus area or the current scene
mode, even when
Auto
is selected.
49, 57
Images appear
smeared.
The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.
F
6
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.
49, 51,
E
6
Randomly
spaced bright
pixels (“noise”)
appear in image.
The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow or
ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
•
Using the flash
18, 36
•
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
49, 52
Bright spots
appear in image.
When shooting at a slow shutter speed in multiple
exposure mode, noise (bright spots) may appear in
saved images.
–
Images are too
dark
(underexposed).
•
The flash window is blocked.
16
•
The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
F
17
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
44
•
Increase ISO sensitivity.
49, 52
•
The subject is backlit. Raise the flash, or set the scene
mode to
Backlighting
with
HDR
set to
Off
.
18,
E
7
Images are too
bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
44
Unexpected
results when
flash set to
V
(auto with red-
eye reduction).
Use any scene mode other than
Night portrait
, and
change the flash mode to any setting other than
V
(auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) and try
taking the picture again.
36,
E
15
Skin tones are
not softened.
•
In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may
not be softened.
E
20
•
For images containing 4 or more faces, try using
Skin
softening
in the playback menu.
49, 55
Problem
Cause/Solution
A