226General Still Photo Shooting Cautionsz Do not point the camera toward an intense light source, such as the sun or anintense artificial light source. Doing so may damage the image sensor or thecamera’s internal components.Image Qualityz When you shoot at high ISO speeds, noise (such as dots of light and banding)may become noticeable.z Shooting in high temperatures may cause noise and irregular colors in theimage.z Frequent shooting over an extended period may cause the camera’s internaltemperature to rise and affect image quality. When you are not shooting,always turn off the camera.z If you shoot a long exposure while the camera’s internal temperature is high,image quality may decline. Stop shooting and wait a few minutes beforeshooting again.White [s] and Red [E] Internal Temperature Warning Iconsz If the camera’s internal temperature rises from extended shooting or use in hotenvironments, a white [s] or red [E] icon will appear.z The white [s] icon indicates that the image quality of still photos will decline.Stop shooting for a while and allow the camera to cool down.z The red [E] icon indicates that shooting will soon end automatically. Shootingwill not be possible again until the camera cools down internally, so stopshooting temporarily or turn off the camera and let it cool down a while.z Shooting in hot environments over extended periods will cause the white [s]or red [E] icon to appear sooner. When you are not shooting, always turn offthe camera.z If the camera’s internal temperature is high, the quality of images shot with ahigh ISO speed or long exposure may decline even before the white [s] iconis displayed.Shooting Resultsz In magnified view, the shutter speed and aperture will be displayed in red. If youtake the picture in magnified view, the exposure may not come out as desired.Return to the normal view before taking the picture.z Even if you take the picture in magnified view, the image will be captured withthe image area of the normal view.
