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Shooting still images/movies
Symptom Cause Solution
The subject is not visible
on the screen.
• The mode dial is not set to
, , SCN or
.
pSet it to , , SCN or (pages 22 and 70).
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
•The
(Twilight mode) or (Landscape
mode) is selected for the Scene Selection
function.
• The focus preset function is selected.
pRecord in the macro recording mode. Make sure to position the
lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting
distance when shooting (page 25).
pSet it to other modes (page 55).
pCancel the function (page 46).
Smart zoom does not
function.
• You cannot use smart zoom while shooting
movies (MPEG Movie).
• [Smart Zoom] is set to [Off] in the SET UP
settings.
• The image size is set to [3.1M] or [2.8M (3:2)].
—
pSet [Smart Zoom] to [On] (pages 40 and 105).
pSet the image size to other settings except [3.1M] and [2.8M
(3:2)].
The image is too dark. • You are shooting a subject with a light source
behind the subject.
• The brightness of the screen is too low.
pAdjust the exposure (page 46).
pAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 40 and 106).
The image is too bright. • You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark
location such as on a stage.
• The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright.
pAdjust the exposure (page 46).
pAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen (pages 40 and 106).
The image is
monochrome (black and
white).
• [PFX] (P. Effect) in the menu settings is set to
[B&W].
pCancel the B&W mode (page 57).
Vertical streaks appear
when you are shooting a
very bright subject.
• The smear phenomenon is occurring. pThis is not a malfunction.
Noise appears in the
image when you view the
LCD screen in a dark
place.
• The camera is functioning to increase the
visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily
brightening the image under conditions of low
illumination.
pThere is no effect on the recorded image.