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Night portrait, Subject tracking - problem

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Troubleshooting Problem Flash does not fire. Cause/Solution • The flash mode is set to c (off). • Scene mode with which the flash does not function is selected. • On is selected for Blink proof in smart portrait mode. • Another function that restricts flash is enabled. A 34 59 77 78 Optical zoom cannot be used. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies. 126 Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu. 156 • Digital zoom is not available in the following situations. - Subject tracking is selected for the touch 48 shooting setting. - When Scene auto selector, Portrait, 63, 64 Night portrait, or Pet portrait scene mode is selected. - When shooting in smart portrait mode 74 - When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16. 54 Image mode not available. Another function that restricts the Image mode option is enabled. 78 No sound when shutter is released. • Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter 157 sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with some shooting modes and settings, even when On is selected. • The speaker is being blocked. Do not cover 5, 28 the speaker. AF-assist illuminator does not light up. Off is selected for the AF assist option in the setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light up depending on the position of the focus area or the current scene mode, even when Auto is selected. 63-69, 156 Pictures appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 171 Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. 55 Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high Randomly spaced bright pixels as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by: ("noise") appear in image. • Using flash. 34 • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting. 53 Technical Notes and Index 183

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Flash does not fire.
•
The flash mode is set to
c
(off).
•
Scene mode with which the flash does not
function is selected.
•
On
is selected for
Blink proof
in smart
portrait mode.
•
Another function that restricts flash is
enabled.
34
59
77
78
Optical zoom cannot be used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
126
Digital zoom cannot be used.
•
Digital zoom
is set to
Off
in the setup menu.
•
Digital zoom is not available in the following
situations.
-
Subject tracking
is selected for the touch
shooting setting.
-
When
Scene auto selector
,
Portrait
,
Night portrait
, or
Pet portrait
scene
mode is selected.
-
When shooting in smart portrait mode
-
When
Continuous
is set to
Multi-shot
1
6
.
156
48
63, 64
74
54
Image mode
not available.
Another function that restricts the
Image mode
option is enabled.
78
No sound when shutter is
released.
•
Off
is selected for
Sound settings
>
Shutter
sound
in setup menu. No sound is heard with
some shooting modes and settings, even
when
On
is selected.
•
The speaker is being blocked. Do not cover
the speaker.
157
5, 28
AF-assist illuminator does not
light up.
Off
is selected for the
AF assist
option in the
setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light
up depending on the position of the focus area
or the current scene mode, even when
Auto
is
selected.
63-69,
156
Pictures appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
171
Colors are unnatural.
White balance does not match light source.
55
Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image.
Shutter speed 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.
34
53
Problem
Cause/Solution
A