Olympus C-460 Reference Manual page 191

Troubleshooting
Possible cause
The picture is too dark.
The flash was blocked
by your finger.
The subject was out of
the working range of
the flash.
The flash was closed.
The subject was too
small and was backlit.
The sequential
shooting mode was
used.
The center of the
subject is too bright.
The aperture value
setting is too high in A
(M) mode.
The shutter speed
setting is too fast in S
(M) mode.
The colors of pictures look unnatural.
Indoor lighting
affected the picture's
colors.
No white in the
picture.
The white balance
setting is wrong.
Part of the picture is too dark.
The lens was partly
blocked by your finger
or the strap.
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Corrective action
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers
away from the flash.
Shoot within the flash working range.
Press the flash button to make the flash pop up.
Set the flash to fill-in mode, or use the spot
metering mode.
Higher shutter speeds are used when the
sequential shooting mode is selected, which may
result in pictures that are darker than usual. Set
o in the sequential shooting menu.
If the center of the subject is too bright, the image
as a whole emerges darker. Adjust the exposure
compensation toward plus (+).
Decrease the aperture value or set the camera to
P mode.
Reduce the shutter speed or set the camera to P
mode.
Set the white balance according to the lighting.
Include something white in the picture, or shoot
using the fill-in flash mode.
Adjust the white balance according to the light
source.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers
and the strap away from the lens.
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