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Continuous H 16:9, Problem, Cause/Solution - lighting troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution Digital zoom cannot be used. • Off is selected for Digital zoom in the setup menu. • Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations. - When focus mode is set to E (manual focus) - a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) is being used - When Portrait, Night portrait or Fireworks show is selected for scene mode - When scene auto selector is chosen - When Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous - Before movie recording begins (digital zoom of up to 2× can be applied while movies, excluding Time-lapse movieP movies, are being recorded) Image size not available. • Image size cannot be adjusted when Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous. • When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400, or during sport continuous mode, F 4000×3000, E 3264×2448, D 2592×1944, I 3984×2656, G 3968×2232 and H 2992×2992 cannot be selected. • Image size cannot be adjusted when Continuous H (16:9) is selected. No sound when shutter is released. • Off is selected for Shutter sound of the Sound settings option in the setup menu. • Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous in shooting menu. • When any setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing. • When Museum is selected in scene mode. • Sport continuous mode is selected. • D mode is selected. • Do not block the speaker. AF-assist illuminator does not light. • Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu. • AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in some scene modes. Pictures appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash. • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting. • Applying Noise reduction in the shooting menu to suit situations. • Using a scene mode which has noise reduction ability. A 145 36, 38 54, 55 41, 42, 46 52 118 81 118 58, 116 58 146 118 121 45 56 81 5, 26 145 145 160 114 32 116 126 40 Technical Notes 169

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Digital zoom
cannot be used.
•
Off
is selected for
Digital zoom
in the setup menu.
•
Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
-
When focus mode is set to
E
(manual focus)
-
a
(smile timer) or
y
(blink proof ) is being used
-
When
Portrait
,
Night portrait
or
Fireworks show
is
selected for scene mode
-
When scene auto selector is chosen
-
When
Multi-shot 16
is selected for
Continuous
-
Before movie recording begins (digital zoom of up to
2× can be applied while movies, excluding
Time-lapse
movie
P
movies, are being recorded)
145
36, 38
54, 55
41, 42, 46
52
118
81
Image size
not
available.
•
Image size cannot be adjusted when
Multi-shot 16
is
selected for
Continuous
.
•
When
ISO sensitivity
is set to
3200
or
6400
, or during
sport continuous mode,
F
4000×3000
,
E
3264×2448
,
D
2592×1944
,
I
3984×2656
,
G
3968×2232
and
H
2992×2992
cannot be selected.
•
Image
size
cannot be adjusted when
Continuous H (16:9)
is selected.
118
58, 116
58
No sound when
shutter is released.
•
Off
is selected for
Shutter sound
of the
Sound settings
option in the setup menu.
•
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
is selected for
Continuous
in shooting menu.
•
When any setting other than
Off
is selected for
Auto
bracketing
.
•
When
Museum
is selected in scene mode.
•
Sport continuous mode is selected.
•
D
mode is selected.
•
Do not block the speaker.
146
118
121
45
56
81
5, 26
AF-assist
illuminator does
not light.
•
Off
is selected for
AF assist
in the setup menu.
•
AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in some scene
modes.
145
145
Pictures appear
smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
160
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance does not match light source.
114
Randomly spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image.
The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
•
Using flash.
•
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
•
Applying
Noise reduction
in the shooting menu to suit
situations.
•
Using a scene mode which has noise reduction ability.
32
116
126
40
Problem
Cause/Solution
A