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10: When the shutter button is pressed
halfway, the image becomes a still
image for that instant.
• Is 3-area focusing (High speed) or
1-area focusing (High speed) selected
as the AF mode? (P79)
11: Zoom does not work as usual.
• Is [CONVERSION] set to [ ] or [ ]?
(P87)
12: Motion picture recording stops in the
middle.
• Are you using a MultiMediaCard?
– This unit does not support
MultiMediaCards.
• When you set the picture quality to
[30fpsVGA] or [30fps16:9], we
recommend using a High Speed SD
Memory Card with “10MB/s” or greater
displayed on the package.
• Depending on the type of the card,
recording may stop in the middle.
w LCD monitor/Viewfinder
1: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder
becomes darker or brighter for a
moment.
• This phenomenon appears when you
press the shutter button halfway to set
the aperture value and does not affect
the recorded pictures.
2: The LCD monitor flickers indoors.
• The LCD monitor may flicker for a few
seconds after turning the camera on
indoors under fluorescent light.
This is not a malfunction.
3: The LCD monitor/Viewfinder is too
bright or dark.
• Adjust the brightness of the screen.
(P21)
• Is the power LCD function or high angle
mode activated?
4: The picture is not displayed on the
LCD monitor.
• Does the picture appear on the
Viewfinder?
– Press [EVF/LCD] button to switch to
LCD monitor display.
5: Black, red, blue and green dots
appear on the LCD monitor.
• These pixels do not affect the recorded
pictures.
This is not a malfunction. (P122)
6: Noise appears on the LCD monitor.
• In dark places, noise may appear to
maintain the brightness of the LCD
monitor.
This does not affect the pictures you are
recording.
7: Distortion in the LCD monitor.
• When holding the edge of the LCD
monitor, there may be some distortion,
however this is not a malfunction.
Moreover, this has no effect on the
pictures taken or playback.
w Flash
1: The flash is not activated.
• Is the flash closed?
– Press the flash open button to open
the flash. (P40)
• The flash is not activated in motion
picture mode [ ] or when the
[SCENERY] mode, [NIGHT
SCENERY], [ILLUMINATIONS] or
[CREATIVE NIGHT SCENERY] in
[NIGHT PORTRAIT] mode, or
[SUNSET], [STARRY SKY],
[FIREWORKS] or [AERIAL PHOTO] in
scene mode are selected.
2: The flash is activated 2 times.
• When you select red-eye reduction
(P40), the flash is activated once before
the actual recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon (eyes of the
subject appearing red in the picture)
and then activated again for the actual
recording.
w Playback
1: The picture being played back is
rotated and displayed in an
unexpected direction.
The camera has a function that
automatically rotates the display of
pictures recorded holding the camera
vertically. (If you take pictures when
aiming the camera up or down, the
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