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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Shooting
Problem Cause/Solution A
Camera does not shoot when
shutter-release button is
pressed.
• When camera is in playback mode, press c
or the shutter-release button.
• When menus are displayed, press d.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Raise the built-in flash when the scene mode
is Night portrait or Backlight.
• When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
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Camera cannot focus. • The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.
• Subject not in focus area when shutter-
release button pressed halfway.
• The focus mode is set to E (manual focus).
• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
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Pictures are blurred. • Use flash.
• Use vibration reduction.
• Use BSS.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
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Bright specks appear in
pictures shot with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
off.
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Built-in flash does not fire. • Flash is off.
• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash
are selected.
• B of focus mode is applied.
• d (sport continuous) mode is enabled.
• D modes other than Time-lapse movieP is
selected.
• Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is
selected for Continuous
.
• Option other than Off is selected for Auto
bracketing in shooting menu.
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Optical zoom cannot be used. • Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
• When Fireworks show is selected in scene
mode, telephoto zoom is limited.
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