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Camera LCD
Playback
Printing
Picture Quality
Symptom Cause/Solution
If the camera is
used in a cold
location, residual
images may
appear on the
LCD.
Black spots may
appear or red,
blue, green, or
other color spots
may remain on the
LCD.
• This is a normal phenomenon associated
with LCDs.
tThis is not a malfunction.
A printer icon
appears in the
center of the LCD,
and the camera
does not operate.
• The printer is printing a picture.
tWait until printing finishes and
perform the operation again.
The display image
freezes for a while
after data
transmission ends.
• Paper is being fed to the printer.
tThe display image will change when
the paper finishes feeding and printing
begins.
Symptom Cause/Solution
The DELETE
screen does not
appear, even if the
/ button is
pressed.
• The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed
in Playback mode.
tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to
return to the MENU screen for
Playback mode.
The display does
not zoom in, even
if the zoom lever
is pressed toward
.
Symptom Cause/Solution
Pictures do not
print, even if the
/ button is
pressed.
• The camera is set to Capture mode.
tPictures can only be printed from
auto-review display or Playback
mode.
• The PICTURE INFO screen is displayed
in Playback mode.
tPress the MENU/GO BACK button to
return to the MENU screen for
Playback mode.
Symptom Cause/Solution
The picture is blurred. • The picture is out of focus.
tCheck the distance between the
lens and the subject, and make
sure the subject is within the
focus range.
• The camera was moved when the
release button was pressed.
tHold the camera correctly and
press the release button slowly.
• The shutter speed was too slow
because EXPOSURE & FLASH is
set to or .
tSet the appropriate shooting
conditions. (See “Setting the
Shooting Conditions” on page 38)
• The lens is dirty.
tClean the lens with a clean, soft,
dry cloth.
The picture is too dark. • Something (such as a finger) was
blocking the flash.
tHold the camera correctly and
make sure nothing is blocking the
flash.
• The subject was too far away.
tMake sure the subject is within
flash range when taking the
picture.
tCompensate the exposure.
• The subject was backlit.
tUse the flash.
The colors in a picture
taken indoors are not
correct.
• The lighting is affecting the colors.
tSet the white balance correctly.
(See “Adjusting the White
Balance (WHITE BALANCE)”
on page 44)
Part of the picture is
missing.
• Something (such as a finger) was
blocking the lens.
tHold the camera correctly and
make sure nothing is blocking the
lens.
The area around the
subject is dark.
• The built-in flash was used with
FULL/HIGH/STD.
tTake the picture with HIGH-ID/
STD-ID.