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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A Images appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. F6 Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. 37, 43, E24 Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. Shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is high as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash. • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting. 53 37, E28 Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in movies. Images are too dark (underexposed). When recording movies in dim lighting, the image may become somewhat "grainy" in appearance. This occurs when the ISO sensitivity - increases, and it does not indicate a malfunction. • The flash mode is set to W (Off). 54 • Flash window is blocked. 26 • Subject is beyond flash range. 53 • Adjust exposure compensation. • Increase ISO sensitivity. • Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene mode or set the flash mode setting to X (Fill 57 37, E28 44, 54 flash). Images are too bright (overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation. 57 Unexpected results when flash set to V (Auto with red-eye reduction). When taking pictures with V (Auto with redeye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and redeye reduction in Night portrait scene mode, In- Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene mode other than Night portrait, and change the flash mode to any setting other than V (Auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting again. 41, 54 Skin tones are not softened. • Under some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be softened. • Use e (Skin softening) for Glamour retouch in the playback menu for images containing more than three faces. 66, E34 66, E13 Saving images takes time. It may take more time to save images in the following situations. • When the noise reduction function is in operation. • When the flash mode is set to V (Auto with red-eye reduction). • When the skin softening function is applied while shooting. - 54 40, 41, 66, E34 F11 Technical Notes and Index

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Troubleshooting
F
11
Technical Notes and Index
Images appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
F
6
Colors are unnatural.
White balance does not match light source.
37, 43,
E
24
Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.
Shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is
high as the subject is dark. Noise can be
reduced by:
•
Using flash.
•
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
53
37,
E
28
Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
movies.
When recording movies in dim lighting, the
image may become somewhat “grainy” in
appearance. This occurs when the ISO sensitivity
increases, and it does not indicate a malfunction.
–
Images are too dark
(underexposed).
•
The flash mode is set to
W
(
Off
).
•
Flash window is blocked.
•
Subject is beyond flash range.
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
•
Increase ISO sensitivity.
•
Subject is backlit. Select
Backlighting
scene
mode or set the flash mode setting to
X
(
Fill
flash
).
54
26
53
57
37,
E
28
44, 54
Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
57
Unexpected results when
flash set to
V
(
Auto with
red-eye reduction
).
When taking pictures with
V
(
Auto with red-
eye reduction
) or fill flash with slow sync and red-
eye reduction in
Night portrait
scene mode, In-
Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to areas not
affected by red-eye. Use any scene mode other
than
Night portrait
, and change the flash mode
to any setting other than
V
(
Auto with red-eye
reduction
) and try shooting again.
41, 54
Skin tones are not
softened.
•
Under some shooting conditions, facial skin
tones may not be softened.
•
Use
e
(
Skin softening
) for
Glamour
retouch
in the playback menu for images
containing more than three faces.
66,
E
34
66,
E
13
Saving images takes time.
It may take more time to save images in the
following situations.
•
When the noise reduction function is in
operation.
•
When the flash mode is set to
V
(
Auto
with red-eye reduction
).
•
When the skin softening function is applied
while shooting.
–
54
40, 41, 66,
E
34
Problem
Cause/Solution
A