Conditions
The
subject
is
not
focused
properly.
The recorded picture
is blurred. The optical
image stabilizer
is
not
effective.
Images are
grainy
or
noisy.
The
brightness
or
color
of
the
picture
differs
from
the
actual scene.
Shooting
of
motion
pictures
stops
unexpectedly.
Reddish vertical lines
appear on
the
LCD
monitor
while
shooting
..
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Others
··Causes
The focus range varies depending on the recording mode.
Set the proper recording mode for the distance to the subject.
Is the subject out of the focus range? (P30, 46)
Have you taken a picture with jitter?
The subject
is
not focused until the shutter button is pressed
halfway. (However, this excludes Intelligent auto mode
[IS].)
When taking a picture
in
shaded areas
or
indoors, the shutter
speed becomes slow
and
the
Optical Image Stabilizer function
may not work properly.
In
this case,
we
recommend holding the
camera with both hands firmly
to
take pictures.
Is the ISO sensitivity high or the shutter speed slow?
(When set to [AUTO], ISO sensitivity increases for indoor and
other shooting occasions.)
• Reduce ISO sensitivity. (P70)
• Enhance [NOISE REDUCTION] of [PICT.ADJ.] or, lower
the setting for each items other than [NOISE REDUCTION].
(P76)
• Improve the ambient light.
In
[HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST]
in
scene mode, the
resolution of the recorded picture decreases slightly because of
high sensitivity processing. This
is
not a malfunction.
Brightness and colors may change when using a fast shutter
speed under fluorescent lights, but this is a characteristic of
such lighting and is not a malfunction.
This camera
is
not compatible with motion picture recording
on MultiMediaCards.
• When you set the [PICTURE MODE] to [30fpsVGA]
or
[3Ofps16:9], we recommend using cards that offer 10
MB/second or higher speeds (shown
on
their packages and
elsewhere) for best results.
• Depending on the type of
SO
Memory Card or SDHC
Memory Card, recording may stop in the middle.
• This
is
a phenomenon called smear.
It
is
a characteristic of CCD and appears
when the subject has a bright part.
Irregularities may also appear around
the smear, but this
is
not a malfunction.
(It is recorded in motion pictures but
not on still pictures.)
• We recommend not to let a strong
source of light such as sunlight enter
the screen when taking pictures.
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