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Advanced features
The focus does not adjust automatically.
● Focus is set to the manual mode.
H Set focus to the automatic mode. (墌 pg. 34)
● The lens is dirty or covered with condensation.
H Clean the lens and check the focus again.
(墌 pg. 56)
The color of the image looks strange.
● The light source or the subject does not include
white. Or there are various different light sources
behind the subject.
H Try manual white balance adjustment. (墌 pg. 35)
The recorded image is too dark.
● Shooting was performed under backlit conditions.
H Try backlight compensation (墌 pg. 31) or manual
exposure (墌 pg. 35).
The recorded image is too bright.
● The subject is too bright.
H Try manual exposure (墌 pg. 35).
White balance setting cannot be activated.
● The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H Turn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode before setting white
balance. (墌 pg. 36)
The black & white fader does not work.
● The sepia (SEPIA) or monotone (MONOTONE)
mode is activated.
H Turn off the sepia (SEPIA) or monotone
(MONOTONE) mode. (墌 pg. 37)
The image looks like the shutter speed is too
slow.
● When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes
highly sensitive to light when [GAIN UP] is set to
[ON].
H If you want the lighting to look more natural, set
[GAIN UP] to [OFF]. (墌 pg. 50)
The continuous shooting speed of still
images is slow.
● The continuous shooting speed will drop when
repeatedly making continuous shots, when using
certain recording medium, or under certain
recording conditions. (墌 pg. 26)
Other problems
The power/charge lamp on the camera does
not light during charging.
● Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely
high/low temperatures.
H To protect the battery, it is recommended to
charge it in places with a temperature of 10°C to
35°C (50°F to 95°F). (墌 pg. 57)
● The battery/CF card cover is open.
H Close the cover. (墌 pg. 14)
The data process is too slow after the power
is switched on or the mode is changed.
● There is a large number of still images (approx.
1,000 or more) stored in the recording medium.
H Copy the stored files to a PC, and delete them
from the recording medium.
[SET DATE/TIME!] appears.
● The built-in clock's rechargeable lithium battery is
discharged.
● The previously set date/time is erased.
H Connect the camera to an AC outlet using the AC
adapter for over 24 hours to charge the clock's
lithium battery. Then set the date/time. (墌 pg. 17)
Files cannot be deleted.
● Files are protected.
H Remove protection from the files and delete them.
(墌 pg. 39, 50)
When the image is printed from the printer, a
black bar appears at the bottom of the
screen.
● This is not a malfunction.
H By recording with DIS activated, this can be
avoided. (墌 pg. 50)
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