Reference Manual (complete instructions)

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
Images appear
smeared.
The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. 187
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance or hue is not adjusted properly. 44, 131
Randomly
spaced bright
pixels (“noise”)
appear in image.
The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
• Using the flash
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
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Bright spots
appear in image.
When shooting at a slow shutter speed in multiple exposure
mode, noise (bright spots) may appear in saved images.
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Images are too
dark
(underexposed).
• The flash window is blocked.
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Increase ISO sensitivity.
• The subject is backlit. Use the flash or the Backlighting
scene mode.
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Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation. 70
Unexpected results
when flash set to
V (auto with
red-eye reduction).
Use any shooting mode other than Night portrait, and
change the flash mode to any setting other than V (auto
with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) and try taking the
picture again.
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Skin tones are
not softened.
• Under some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not
be softened.
• For images containing four or more faces, try using Skin
softening in the playback menu.
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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 the flash mode is set to V (auto with red-eye
reduction/red-eye reduction)
• When capturing images in the following scene modes.
- Hand-held in Night landscape
- Noise reduction burst in Landscape or Close-up
- HDR is set to On in Backlighting
- Easy panorama
• Continuous in the shooting menu is set to Continuous H:
120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps
• When using smile timer while shooting
• When using Active D-Lighting while shooting
• When using multiple exposure while shooting
•
When Image quality is set to RAW , RAW + Fine , or RAW + Normal
• When capturing still images while recording a movie with
Movie options set to 2160/30p or 2160/25p
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Problem Cause/Solution
A