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Technical Notes
No picture is
taken when
Shutter-release
Button is pressed
• Camera is in Playback mode.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus (when
the monitor is off).
• Red ( ) Lamp blinks: flash is charging.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in moni-
tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
• Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED”
appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: insuf-
ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual-
ity/size setting.
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Pictures are too
dark (underex-
posed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
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Pictures are too
bright (overex-
posed)
• Exposure compensation is too high. 49
Pictures are out
of focus
• Subject was not in focus area when Shutter-release But-
ton was pressed halfway.
• Green (AF) Lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.
• AF-assist illuminator does not light when the lighting is
poor. Select On in the AF assist option.
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Pictures are
blurred
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
• When recording movies, set Electronic VR to On (E7900
only).
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Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear
in image
• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Selecting
(night portrait assist) mode, or selecting
(scene) mode and choosing
DUSK/DAWN
or NIGHT LANDSCAPE (In these modes, noise
reduction works automatically when shutter speed is
low. Select an appropriate mode according to your
shooting condition.)
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Bright specks in
picture
• Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off or
zoom in.
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Problem Possible cause