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Shooting, AF assist, Digital zoom, Portrait, Multi-shot 16 - flash problems

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Troubleshooting Shooting Problem Cause/Solution A Cannot switch to shooting mode. Disconnect HDMI cable or USB cable. 143, 146, 152 • When camera is in playback mode, press the 8, 28 No image captured when the shutter-release button is pressed. c button or shutter-release button. • When menus are displayed, press the d button. • Battery is exhausted. 10 22 • When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging. 32 Camera cannot focus. • The intended subject is one with which 27 autofocus does not perform well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. 169 • Turn camera off and then on again. 17 Images are blurred. • Use flash. 30 • Enable vibration reduction or motion 166, detection. 168 • Use D (best shot selector). 75 • Use tripod and self-timer. 33 Bright specks appear in images captured with flash. Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash mode setting to W (off). 31 Flash does not fire. • Flash mode is set to W (off). 30 • Scene mode with which the flash does not 58 fire is selected. • Flash is not fully raised. Do not hold down the 24 flash. • Another function that restricts flash is 78 enabled. Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu. 169 • Digital zoom is not available in the following situations. - When using the scene auto selector, j (night landscape), e (night portrait), R 56, 58, 59, 60, (backlighting) (when HDR is set to On), and 61 Portrait scene modes - When using subject tracking mode 70 - When continuous shooting mode is set to 75 Multi-shot 16 - When using a (smile timer) 34 Technical Notes and Index 193

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
Cannot switch to shooting
mode.
Disconnect HDMI cable or USB cable.
143,
146,
152
No image captured when the
shutter-release button is
pressed.
•
When camera is in playback mode, press the
c
button or shutter-release button.
•
When menus are displayed, press the
d
button.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.
8, 28
10
22
32
Camera cannot focus.
•
The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
•
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
•
Turn camera off and then on again.
27
169
17
Images are blurred.
•
Use flash.
•
Enable vibration reduction or motion
detection.
•
Use
D
(best shot selector).
•
Use tripod and self-timer.
30
166,
168
75
33
Bright specks appear in images
captured with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash
mode setting to
W
(off).
31
Flash does not fire.
•
Flash mode is set to
W
(off).
•
Scene mode with which the flash does not
fire is selected.
•
Flash is not fully raised. Do not hold down the
flash.
•
Another function that restricts flash is
enabled.
30
58
24
78
Digital zoom cannot be used.
•
Digital zoom
is set to
Off
in the setup menu.
•
Digital zoom is not available in the following
situations.
-
When using the scene auto selector,
j
(night landscape),
e
(night portrait),
R
(backlighting) (when
HDR
is set to
On
), and
Portrait
scene modes
-
When using subject tracking mode
-
When continuous shooting mode is set to
Multi-shot 16
-
When using
a
(smile timer)
169
56, 58,
59, 60,
61
70
75
34