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Camera LCD
Symptom
If the camera is
• This is a normal phenomenon associated
used in a cold
with LCDs.
location, residual
tThis is not a malfunction.
images may
appear on the
LCD.
Black spots may
appear or red,
blue, green, or
other color spots
may remain on the
LCD.
A printer icon
• The printer is printing a picture.
appears in the
tWait until printing finishes and
center of the LCD,
perform the operation again.
and the camera
does not operate.
The display image
• Paper is being fed to the printer.
freezes for a while
tThe display image will change when
after data
the paper finishes feeding and printing
transmission ends.
begins.
Playback
Symptom
The DELETE
• The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed
screen does not
in Playback mode.
appear, even if the
tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to
/ button is
return to the MENU screen for
pressed.
Playback mode.
The display does
not zoom in, even
if the zoom lever
is pressed toward
.
Printing
Symptom
Pictures do not
• The camera is set to Capture mode.
print, even if the
tPictures can only be printed from
/
button is
auto-review display or Playback
pressed.
mode.
• The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed
in Playback mode.
tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to
return to the MENU screen for
Playback mode.
Cause/Solution
Cause/Solution
Cause/Solution
Picture Quality
Symptom
The picture is blurred. • The picture is out of focus.
tCheck the distance between the
lens and the subject, and make
sure the subject is within the
focus range.
• The camera was moved when the
release button was pressed.
tHold the camera correctly and
press the release button slowly.
• The shutter speed was too slow
because EXPOSURE & FLASH is
set to
tSet the appropriate shooting
conditions. (See "Setting the
Shooting Conditions" on page 38)
• The lens is dirty.
tClean the lens with a clean, soft,
dry cloth.
The picture is too dark. • Something (such as a finger) was
blocking the flash.
tHold the camera correctly and
make sure nothing is blocking the
flash.
• The subject was too far away.
tMake sure the subject is within
flash range when taking the
picture.
tCompensate the exposure.
• The subject was backlit.
tUse the flash.
The colors in a picture
• The lighting is affecting the colors.
taken indoors are not
tSet the white balance correctly.
correct.
(See "Adjusting the White
Balance (WHITE BALANCE)"
on page 44)
Part of the picture is
• Something (such as a finger) was
missing.
blocking the lens.
tHold the camera correctly and
make sure nothing is blocking the
lens.
The area around the
• The built-in flash was used with
subject is dark.
FULL/HIGH/STD.
tTake the picture with HIGH-ID/
STD-ID.
Cause/Solution
or
.
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Troubleshooting
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