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Troubleshooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
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Pictures appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
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Colors are unnatural.
White balance setting is not appropriate for light
source.
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Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image.
Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
• Using flash
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
• Selecting [On] for [Noise reduction] in the
shooting menu.
• Choosing scene mode with noise reduction
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed).
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Flash is off.
Flash window is blocked.
Subject is beyond flash range.
Adjust exposure compensation.
Apply high-sensitivity shooting mode, or raise
the ISO sensitivity.
• Subject is backlit. Select o ([Backlight] scene
mode) or use fill flash.
Pictures are too bright (overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation.
Unexpected results when flash
set to V (auto with red-eye
reduction).
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When V or “fill flash with slow sync and redeye reduction” of e mode is applied during
shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very
rare cases, be applied to areas not affected by
red-eye. Set a flash mode other than V when
in a shooting mode other than e mode during
shooting.
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Cause/Solution
A
• File was overwritten or renamed by computer
or other make of camera.
• Time-lapse or interval timer photography in
progress: pictures cannot be played back until
recording is complete.
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Playback zoom cannot be used with movies,
small pictures, or pictures that have been
cropped to below 320 × 240.
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Playback
File cannot be played back.
Cannot zoom in on picture.
Technical Notes
Problem
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