The picture is too grainy
There are several factors that can cause the picture to appear grainy.
Using the digital zoom to take close-up pictures
• With the digital zoom, part
of
the image is cropped and enlarged. The greater the magnification, the
grainier the picture appears.
Increasing the 150 sensitivity
• When you increase the [ISO] setting, "noise", which appears as spots of unwanted color or
unevenness
in
the color, can be introduced and give the picture a grainy appearance. This camera
is equipped with a function to allow shooting at high sensitivity while suppressing noise; however,
increasing the ISO sensitivity can result
in
some noise, depending on the shooting conditions.
IlW
"ISO Changing the ISO sensitivity"
(P.
23)
Taking pictures with the correct color
• The reason why there are sometimes differences between the actual colors and the colors recorded
in
a picture is related to the light source illuminating the subject. [WB] is the function that helps the
camera determine the true colors. Normally, the [AUTO] setting provides the optimal white balance,
but depending on the subject, results may be better if you manually adjust the [WB] setting.
•
When
the
subject
is
in
the
shade
on a
sunny
day
•
When
the
subject
is illuminated
by
both natural light and
indoor
lighting,
such
as
when
near
a
window
•
When
there
is
no
white
in
the
center
of
the
frame
IlW
"WB Adjusting the color
of
a picture" (P. 22)
ITaking pictures of a white beach or snow scene
• Often, bright subjects (such as snow) turn out darker than their natural colors. Adjusting
.6.~
toward [+] makes the subject closer to their real shades. Conversely, when you are shooting dark
subjects, it can be effective to adjust toward [-]. Sometimes, using the flash may not produce the
brightness (exposure) that was intended.
IlW
".6.[B/~
button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures"
(P.
15)
Taking pictures of a subject against backlight
• Set the flash
to
[~]
(fill-in)
to
activate fill-in-flash. You can shoot a subject against backlight without
the face of the subject appearing dark.
[~]
is effective not only for shooting against backlight, but
also for shooting under fluorescent and other artificial lightening.
I&'
"I>
~
button Flash shooting" (P. 15)
• Selecting a
[+] exposure value with
.6.~
is
useful
in
shooting a subject against backlight.
IlW
".6.~/~
button Changing picture brightness (Exposure compensation)/Printing pictures"
(P.
15)
• When [AF MODE]
is
set to [FACE DETECT], the camera determines the exposure by metering a
face and the face
in
the picture taken will appear brighter even
in
backlight conditions.
IlW
"AF MODE Changing the focusing area" (P. 24)
Increasing the number of pictures that can be taken
There are two ways to record the pictures you take with this camera.
Recording pictures to the internal memory
• Pictures are recorded
to
the internal memory, and when the number of storable still pictures
reaches
0,
you connect the camera to a computer to download the pictures; and then erase the
pictures from the internal memory.
Using a card (xD-Picture Card) (optional)
• Pictures are recorded to the card when inserted in the camera. When the card is full, you can
download the pictures to a computer and then either erase the pictures from the card or use a new
card.
• Pictures are not recorded to the internal memory when a card is inserted
in
the camera. Pictures
in
the internal memory can be copied to the card using the [BACKUP] function.
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