Sony a200 Instruction Manual page 146

The image is whitish (Flare).
Blurring of light appears on the image (Ghosting).
• The picture was taken under a strong light source, and excessive light has
entered the lens. Attach a lens hood.
The corners of the picture are too dark.
• If any filter or hood is used, take it off and try shooting again. Depending on
the thickness of the filter and improper attachment of the hood, the filter or
the hood may partially appear in the image. The optical properties of some
lenses may cause the periphery of the image to appear too dark (insufficient
light).
The eyes of the sUbject come out red.
• Activate the red eye reduction function (page 73).
• Get close to the subject, and shoot the subject within the flash range using
the flash (page 73).
Dots appear and remain on the LCD monitor.
• This is not a malfunction. These dots are not recorded (page 8).
The image is blurred.
• The picture was taken in a dark location without the flash, resulting in
camera shake. The use of the Super SteadyShot function or a tripod is
recommended. The flash can be used in this situation (page 46).
The EV scale ~ ~ is flashing in the viewfinder.
• The subject is too bright or too dark for the metering range of the camera.
Your camera cannot play back images.
• The folder/file name has been changed on your computer (page 125).
• When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image
file was recorded using a model other than that of your camera, playback on
your camera is not guaranteed.
• The camera is in USB mode. Delete the USB connection (page 124).
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The image is whitish (Flare).
Blurring of light appears on the image (Ghosting).
• The picture was taken under a strong light source, and excessive light has
entered the lens. Attach a lens hood.
The corners of the picture are too dark.
• If any filter or hood is used, take it off and try shooting again. Depending on
the thickness of the filter and improper attachment of the hood, the filter or
the hood may partially appear in the image. The optical properties of some
lenses may cause the periphery of the image to appear too dark (insufficient
light).
The eyes of the sUbject come out red.
• Activate the red eye reduction function (page 73).
• Get close to the subject, and shoot the subject within the flash range using
the flash (page 73).
Dots appear and remain on the LCD monitor.
• This is not a malfunction. These dots are not recorded (page 8).
The image is blurred.
• The picture was taken in a dark location without the flash, resulting in
camera shake. The use of the Super SteadyShot function or a tripod is
recommended. The flash can be used in this situation (page 46).
The EV scale ~ ~ is flashing in the viewfinder.
• The subject is too bright or too dark for the metering range of the camera.
Your camera cannot play back images.
• The folder/file name has been changed on your computer (page 125).
• When an image file has been processed by a computer or when the image
file was recorded using a model other than that of your camera, playback on
your camera is not guaranteed.
• The camera is in USB mode. Delete the USB connection (page 124).
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