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Technical Notes and Index
Randomly spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image.
As the subject is dark, shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high.
• Use flash.
• Specify a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
• Apply Long exposure NR in the shooting menu to suit
situations.
• Use a scene mode which has noise reduction.
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Pictures are too
dark
(underexposed).
• Flash is set to W (Off).
• Built-in flash window is blocked.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity.
•
Subject is backlit. Raise the built-in flash, and set the scene
mode to
Backlighting
or set the flash mode to
X
(fill flash).
•
On
is selected for
Built-in ND filter
in the setup menu.
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Pictures are too
bright
(overexposed).
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
•
Use
Built-in ND filter
setting in the setup menu.
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Unexpected results
occurred when
flash is set to auto
with red-eye
reduction.
When V (Auto with red-eye reduction) or “fill flash with
slow sync and red-eye reduction” of the Night portrait
scene 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 (Auto with red-eye
reduction), select a scene mode other than Night portrait,
and resume shooting.
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Skin softening
results are not as
expected.
• Skin softening may not produce the desired results
depending on shooting conditions.
• For pictures with 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 flash is set to V (Auto with red-eye reduction)
• When using scene mode Portrait or Night portrait
while shooting
• When using Smile timer while shooting
• When using Active D-Lighting while shooting
• When Image quality is set to NRW (RAW), NRW
(RAW) + Fine, NRW (RAW) + Normal or NRW
(RAW) + Basic
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Cannot set or use
Continuous or
Auto bracketing.
Another function that is set now is restricting the
Continuous setting or Auto bracketing.
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Problem Cause/Solution
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