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