The Image Quality Is Poor - Olympus CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom Reference Manual

Troubleshooting

The image quality is poor.

Possible cause
The picture is too bright.
The flash was set to
the fill-in flash mode.
The subject was
excessively
illuminated.
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 not
enabled.
The subject was too
small and was
backlit.
The sequential
shooting mode was
used.
When shooting a
bright subject such
as a landscape, the
picture comes out
darker than the
actual colors.
The colors of pictures taken indoors look unnatural.
10
Indoor lighting can
affect the picture's
colors.
No white in frame.
The white balance
setting is wrong.
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Corrective action
Select a flash mode other than fill-in flash.
Adjust the exposure compensation toward minus
(–) or change the camera position.
Hold the camera correctly, keeping your fingers
away from the flash.
Shoot within the flash working range.
Push the flash lever up 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.
Select o in the DRIVE menu.
Adjust the exposure compensation toward plus
(+).
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.
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