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Chapter 12
Troubleshooting (Cont.)
POSSIBLE CAUSES
CORRECTIVE ACTION
REF. PAGE
The picture is too dark.
1 The flash was blocked
by a finger.
2 The subject was out of
the working range of
the flash.
3 The flash mode was
set to the Off mode.
4 The subject was too
small and was backlit.
5 The sequential mode
was used.
1 Hold the camera correctly,
keeping your fingers away
from the flash.
2 Shoot within the flash
working range.
3 Press the button to select
a flash mode other than Off.
4
Set the flash to Fill-In mode. Or,
use the spot metering mode.
5 Higher shutter speeds are
used when the sequential
mode is selected which may
result in pictures that are
darker than usual.
P. 35
P. 92
P. 88–91
P. 88, 102
P. 98
The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural.
1 The lighting colors
affected the picture.
2 White tones are not
represented.
3 The white balance
setting is wrong.
1 Adjust the white balance so
that it matches the lighting
condition.
2 Include a white subject in
the picture composition or
shoot the picture with the
flash mode set to Fill-in.
3 Adjust the white balance.
P. 122–125
P. 88
P. 122–125
The picture has obscured edge(s).
1 The lens was partly
blocked by a finger or
the strap.
1 Hold the camera correctly,
keeping your fingers and the
strap away from the lens.
P. 35
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