Reference Manual

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Technical Notes
Problem Possible cause
Photos are blurred
•Camera shook during shot: increase shutter
speed. If shutter speed can not be increased
without causing underexposure:
–Use the flash
–Zoom the camera out
–Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
–Select a larger aperture
To minimize blur at low shutter speeds:
–Use the Best-Shot Selector (BSS)
–Use the self-timer
–Use a tripod
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Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image
•Sensitivity raised above 100.
•Shutter speed too slow. If making a long time-
exposure of
1
/
15
s or longer, turn noise reduc-
tion on.
•Clear Image Mode is not selected: select
Clear Image Mode.
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Flash does not fire
•Flash is off. Note that built-in Speedlight turns
off automatically when:
–Focus is set to (infinity)
–A setting other than Single is selected for
CONTINUOUS (User Set 1, 2, 3)
–The Best-Shot Selector (BSS) is on (User Set
1, 2, 3)
–A setting other than Normal is selected for
LENS (User Set 1, 2, 3)
–AE Lock is on (User Set 1, 2, 3)
–Clear Image Mode is selected (User Set 1,
2, 3)
–Speedlight Cntrl is set to Auto and an ex-
ternal flash accessory attached
•Battery level is low.
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