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Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (= 2 70 – 271) in which this setting
cannot be configured (= 6 1).
[h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and
shooting is not possible (= 4 9).
[
] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
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Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (= 1 47).
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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h] (= 1 42).
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Increase the ISO speed (= 1 17).
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Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. In this case, you
should set [IS Mode] to [Off] (= 1 47).
Shots are out of focus.
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Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way
down to shoot (= 3 9).
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Make sure subjects are within focusing range (= 2 76).
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Set [AF-assist Beam] to [On] (= 8 2).
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Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
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Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (= 1 34, 140).
No AF frames are displayed and the camera does not focus when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
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To have AF frames displayed and the camera focus correctly, try composing the
shot with higher-contrast subject areas centered before you press the shutter button
halfway. Otherwise, try pressing the shutter button halfway repeatedly.
Subjects in shots look too dark.
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Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [h] (= 1 42).
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 1 15).
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Adjust contrast by using i-Contrast (= 1 20, 192).
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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 1 15, 116).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out.
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Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [!] (= 4 7).
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Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation (= 1 15).
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Use AE lock or spot metering (= 1 15, 116).
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Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing (= 4 9).
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Shoot within flash range (= 2 76).
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Adjust brightness by using flash exposure compensation or changing the flash output
level (= 1 44, 145).
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Increase the ISO speed (= 1 17).
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