118White dots appear on the image.Light from the flash hasreflected off dust particlesor insects in the air. Thisis particularly noticeablewhen shooting using thewide angle.zThis is a phenomenon that occurswith digital cameras and does notconstitute a malfunction.Eyes appear red.Light is reflected backfrom the eyes when theflash is used in darkareas.zSet the [Red-Eye] function to [On]and shoot (p. 35). For this mode tobe effective, the subject must belooking right at the red-eye reductionlamp. Try asking them to look directlyat the lamp.Even better results can be obtainedby increasing the lighting in indoorsettings or approaching closer to thesubject. The shutter will not activatefor approximately 1 second after thered-eye reduction lamp fires in orderto improve the effect.zYou can correct red eyes in imagesusing the Red-Eye Correctionfunction (p. 85).Continuous shooting slows down.The memory card'sperformance hasdropped.zTo enhance the continuous shootingperformance, you are recommendedto format (Low Level Format) thememory card in the camera after yousave all its images to your computer(p. 29).Recording images to memory card takes along time.Memory card wasformatted in anotherdevice.zUse a memory card formatted in yourcamera (p. 29).
