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Q&A Troubleshooting
VQT5E74
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Recording
Cannot record pictures.
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Built-in memory/card is full.
→ Free space by deleting unwanted pictures (→58).
Recorded pictures look white.
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Lens is dirty (fingerprints, etc.).
→ Turn the camera on to extract lens barrel, and clean lens surface with a soft, dry cloth.
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Lens is foggy (→8).
Recorded pictures are too bright/too dark.
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Adjust the exposure (→100).
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[Min. Shtr Speed] is set to fast speed. Check the setting (→148).
The lower right portion of recorded pictures appears dark or the color is unnatural.
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Your finger is blocking the flash.
→ Make sure you are holding the camera correctly. (→31)
Some pictures are taken when I press the shutter button just once.
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Camera is set to use [Auto Bracket] or [Burst].
→ Clear the setting. (→101, 103)
Focus not aligned correctly.
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Not set to mode appropriate for distance to subject. (Focus range varies according to Recording
Mode.)
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Subject outside of focus range. (→94)
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Caused by jitter or subject movement. (→44)
Recorded pictures are blurred. The stabilizer function ineffective.
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Shutter speed is slower in dark locations and the stabilizer function is less effective.
→ Hold camera firmly with both hands, keeping arms close to body.
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Use a tripod and the self-timer (→105) when using slower shutter speed with [Min. Shtr Speed].
Cannot use [Auto Bracket].
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Only enough memory for 2 pictures or fewer.
Recorded pictures appear coarse, or there is interference.
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ISO Sensitivity is high, or shutter speed is low.
(Default [Sensitivity] setting is [AUTO] – interference may appear with indoor pictures.)
→ Lower [Sensitivity] (→142).
→ Take pictures in brighter locations.
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Camera set to [High Sens.] Scene mode.
(Picture becomes slightly coarser in response to high sensitivity)
Striping or flicker may appear under lighting such as fluorescent lighting
and LED lighting fixture.
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This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors.
This is not a malfunction.