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Shooting, Night portrait, Backlight, AF assist, Time-lapse movie, Continuous, Multi-shot 16 - troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Shooting Problem No picture taken when shutterrelease button is pressed. Cause/Solution • When camera is in playback mode, press the c or shutter-release button. • When menus are displayed, press the d button. • Battery is exhausted. • The built-in flash is not raised during the Night portrait or Backlight scene modes. • When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging. Camera cannot focus. • The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. • Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button pressed halfway. • The focus mode is set to E (manual focus). • Turn camera off and then on again. Pictures are blurred. • Use flash. • Use vibration reduction and motion detection. • Use D (Best Shot Selector). • Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self- timer for best results). Bright specks appear in pictures Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash W (off ). shot using flash. • Flash is set to W (off ). • Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected. • y (blink proof ) is selected. • The focus mode is set to B (infinity). Flash does not fire. • • When sport continuous mode is selected. D mode is selected (excluding Time-lapse movieP) • Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous in shooting menu. • When any setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing. Optical zoom cannot be used. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies. A 30 13 24 33, 42, 46 34 29 145 28, 122 36, 38 24 32 143 118 35 32 32 40 55 36 56 81 118 121 81 Technical Notes 168

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
No picture taken
when shutter-
release button is
pressed.
•
When camera is in playback mode, press the
c
or
shutter-release button.
•
When menus are displayed, press the
d
button.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
The built-in flash is not raised during the
Night portrait
or
Backlight
scene modes.
•
When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
30
13
24
33, 42, 46
34
Camera cannot
focus.
•
The intended subject is one with which autofocus does
not perform well.
•
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
•
Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button
pressed halfway.
•
The focus mode is set to
E
(manual focus).
•
Turn camera off and then on again.
29
145
28, 122
36, 38
24
Pictures are
blurred.
•
Use flash.
•
Use vibration reduction and motion detection.
•
Use
D
(Best Shot Selector).
•
Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-
timer for best results).
32
143
118
35
Bright specks
appear in pictures
shot using flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
W
(off ).
32
Flash does not fire.
•
Flash is set to
W
(off ).
•
Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected.
•
y
(blink proof ) is selected.
•
The focus mode is set to
B
(infinity).
•
When sport continuous mode is selected.
•
D
mode is selected (excluding
Time-lapse movie
P
)
•
Continuous
,
BSS
or
Multi-shot 16
is selected for
Continuous
in shooting menu.
•
When any setting other than
Off
is selected for
Auto
bracketing
.
32
40
55
36
56
81
118
121
Optical zoom
cannot be used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies.
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