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Troubleshooting
Shotslooktoodarkdespitetheashring(=
55).
• Shootwithinashrange(=
217).
• Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchangingtheashoutput
level(=
112).
• IncreasetheISOspeed(=
96).
Subjectsinashshotslooktoobright,highlightsarewashed-out.
• Shootwithinashrange(=
217).
• Lowertheashandsettheashmodeto[!](=
27).
• Adjustbrightnessbyusingashexposurecompensationorchangingtheashoutput
level(=
112).
Whitedotsorsimilarimageartifactsappearinashshots.
• Thisiscausedbylightfromtheashreectingoffdustorairborneparticles.
Shotslookgrainy.
• LowertheISOspeed(=
96).
Subjectsareaffectedbyred-eye(=
69).
• Set[Red-EyeLamp]to[On](=
75)toactivatethered-eyereductionlamp
(=
6)inashshots.Forbestresults,havesubjectslookatthered-eyereduction
lamp.Alsotryincreasingthelightinginindoorscenesandshootingatcloserrange.
• Editimagesusingred-eyecorrection(=
151).
Recordingtothememorycardtakestoolong,orcontinuousshooting
isslower.
• Usethecameratoperformlow-levelformattingofthememorycard(=
161).
ShootingsettingsorFUNC.menusettingsarenotavailable.
• Availablesettingitemsvarybyshootingmode.Referto“FunctionsAvailableinEach
ShootingMode”,“FUNC.Menu”,and“ShootingMenu”(=
206–213).
Shooting Movies
Theelapsedtimeshownisincorrect,orrecordingisinterrupted.
• Usethecameratoformatthememorycard,orswitchtoacardthatsupportshigh-
speedrecording.Notethateveniftheelapsedtimedisplayisincorrect,thelengthof
moviesonthememorycardcorrespondstotheactualrecordingtime(=
160).
[ ]isdisplayedandshootingstopsautomatically.
Thecamera’sinternalmemorybufferlledupasthecameracouldnotrecordtothe
memorycardquicklyenough.Tryoneofthefollowingmeasures.
• Usethecameratoperformlow-levelformattingofthememorycard(=
161).
• Lowertheimagequality(=
70).
• Switchtoamemorycardthatsupportshigh-speedrecording(=
217).