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• Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(ISO sensitivity is set to [AUTO] when the camera is shipped. Therefore, when taking pictures
indoors etc. noise will appear.)
>
Decrease the ISO sensitivity. (P92)
>
Increase the setting for [NOISE REDUCTION] in [FILM MODE] or lower the setting for each
of the items other than [NOISE REDUCTION]. (P95)
>
Take pictures in bright places.
>
Set the
[LONG SHTR NR]
to [ON].
(P135)
• Is the [PICTURE SIZE]
(P129)
or the [QUALITY]
(P130)
set low?
• Is the [DIGITAL ZOOM] set?
(P135)
• If recording under fluorescent light, the brightness or the hue may change slightly when the
shutter speed becomes fast. This occurs due to the characteristics of fluorescent light. It is not
a malfunction.
• This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup sensors. It appears
when the subject has a bright part. Some unevenness may occur in the surrounding areas, but
this is not a malfunction.
It is recorded in motion pictures but is not recorded on still pictures.
• It is recommended that you take pictures while taking care not to expose the screen to sunlight
or any other source of strong light.
• This could be an inactive pixel. Perform the [PIXEL REFRESH] (P145) in the [CUSTOM] menu.
• Are you in Exposure Compensation operation?
>
Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation. (P73)
• Set the AF area to the distinctive colour of the subject if there is a part that is different from the
surrounding colour. (P82)
The recorded picture looks rough.
Noise appears on the picture.
Under fluorescent lighting, flicker or horizontal bars may be seen.
• This is characteristic of MOS sensors which serve as the camera’s pickup
sensors.
This is not a malfunction.
• If there is marked flicker or striping when recording motion pictures, the
Flicker Reduction Function will be forcefully activated by setting the Flicker
Reduction Function to [ON] (P119), which will adjust the shutter speed to
1/120. It is possible to select the shutter speed to adjust from 1/50, 1/60,
1/100, or 1/120 by rotating the rear dial.
The brightness or the hue of the recorded picture is different from the actual
scene.
Reddish horizontal streaks appear on the LCD monitor during recording.
Bright spot not in subject is recorded.
You cannot compensate the exposure.
Subject cannot be locked.
(AF tracking not possible)
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