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Problem Solution Monitor is hard to read • Ambient lighting too bright: use electronic viewfinder. • Monitor brightness needs adjustment. • Monitor is dirty: clean monitor. 4 134 146 • Camera is in playback mode. 65 • Battery is exhausted. 17 No picture is • Number of exposures remaining is zero: insufficient memory to 21 taken when record picture at current image quality and size settings. shutter- • Flash indicator blinks: flash is charging. 20 release button • Camera displays "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED": memory card is 112 is pressed not formatted for use in camera. • Camera displays "NO CARD PRESENT": no memory card insert- 12 ed. • Flash is off. 37 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) • Flash window is blocked. • Subject is outside range of flash. • Exposure compensation is too low. • Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast. 19 38 44 48 • Aperture blinks: f/-number too high. 49 Pictures are • Exposure compensation is too high. 45 too bright • Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow. 48 (overexposed) • Aperture blinks: f/-number too low. 49 • Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button was 100 Pictures are pressed halfway or AE/AF-L button was pressed. out of focus • Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofocus. Use 22 focus lock. • Camera shook during shot: turn vibration reduction (VR) on or 45, choose faster shutter speed. If shutter speed can not be in- 48 creased without causing underexposure: Pictures are blurred ◆Use flash ◆ Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency) ◆ Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number) 37 52 49 • To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds, mount camera on tri- 41 pod and use self-timer or remote control • Lens setting does not match converter used. 97 Pictures contain randomlyspaced bright pixels ("noise") • Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high. • Shutter speed too slow. At shutter speeds noise reduction on. of ¼ s or slower, turn 52 109 Bright specks in picture Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off or zoom in. 18 37 Technical Notes 152

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Technical Notes
152
Problem
Solution
Monitor is
hard to read
• Ambient lighting too bright: use electronic viewfinder.
• Monitor brightness needs adjustment.
• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.
4
134
146
No picture is
taken when
shutter-
release button
is pressed
• Camera is in playback mode.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Number of exposures remaining is zero: insufficient memory to
record picture at current image quality and size settings.
• Flash indicator blinks: flash is charging.
• Camera displays “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED”: memory card is
not formatted for use in camera.
• Camera displays “NO CARD PRESENT”: no memory card insert-
ed.
65
17
21
20
112
12
Pictures are
too dark
(underexposed)
•
Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
•
Exposure compensation is too low.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too high.
37
19
38
44
48
49
Pictures are
too bright
(overexposed)
•
Exposure compensation is too high.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too low.
45
48
49
Pictures are
out of
focus
• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button was
pressed halfway or
AE /AF-L
button was pressed.
• Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofocus.
Use
focus lock.
100
22
Pictures are
blurred
• Camera shook during shot: turn vibration reduction (VR) on or
choose faster shutter speed.
If shutter speed can not be in-
creased without causing underexposure:
◆
Use flash
◆
Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
◆
Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number)
• To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds, mount camera on tri-
pod and use self-timer or remote control
•
Lens
setting does not match converter used.
45,
48
37
52
49
41
97
Pictures con-
tain randomly-
spaced bright
pixels (“noise”)
•
Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high.
• Shutter speed too slow.
At shutter speeds of ¼ s or slower, turn
noise reduction on.
52
109
Bright specks
in picture
Flash is reflecting from particles in air.
Turn flash off or zoom in.
18
37