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Backlighting, flash, Auto with red-eye, reduction, Night portrait, Skin softening, Glamour, retouch

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A 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. 55 39, E42 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 c (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). - 56 28 55 61 39, E42 48, 55 Images are too bright (overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation. 61 Unexpected results when flash set to b (Auto with red-eye reduction). When taking pictures with b (Auto with red-eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene mode, InCamera 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 b (Auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting again. 44, 55 Skin tones are not softened. • Under some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be softened. • Select e (Skin softening) for Glamour retouch in the retouch menu for images containing four or more faces. 70 70, E23 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 flash mode is set to b (Auto with red- eye reduction). • When the skin softening function is applied while shooting. - 56 43, 44, 70, E47 Colored circles or light streaks appear in the monitor or images. When shooting with backlighting or when a very strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame, colored circles or light streaks (ghosting) may occur. Change the position of the light source, - or frame the picture so that the light source does not enter the frame and try again. F10 Technical Notes and Index

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Troubleshooting
F
10
Technical Notes and Index
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.
55
39,
E
42
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
c
(
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
).
56
28
55
61
39,
E
42
48, 55
Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
61
Unexpected results
when flash set to
b
(
Auto with red-eye
reduction
).
When taking pictures with
b
(
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
b
(
Auto with red-eye
reduction
) and try shooting again.
44, 55
Skin tones are not
softened.
•
Under some shooting conditions, facial skin
tones may not be softened.
•
Select
e
(
Skin softening
) for
Glamour
retouch
in the retouch menu for images
containing four or more faces.
70
70,
E
23
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 flash mode is set to
b
(
Auto with red-
eye reduction
).
•
When the skin softening function is applied
while shooting.
–
56
43, 44, 70,
E
47
Colored circles or light
streaks appear in the
monitor or images.
When shooting with backlighting or when a very
strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the
frame, colored circles or light streaks (ghosting)
may occur. Change the position of the light source,
or frame the picture so that the light source does
not enter the frame and try again.
–
Problem
Cause/Solution
A