A Taking Pictures22• The image comes out dark even if the flash fired when shooting?The subject is too far away for the flash to reach. Shoot within the effective flashrange of approximately 30 cm – 4.0 m (12 in. – 13 ft.) at maximum wide angle,and approximately 30 cm – 2.0 m (12 in. – 6.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.• The indicator blinks yellow and the camera beeps once when the shutterbutton is pressed halfway?When the camera is at maximum wide angle, move about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or moreaway from your subject and shoot. Move about 30 cm (12 in.) or more awaywhen the camera is at maximum telephoto.• The lamp lights when the shutter button is pressed halfway.To reduce red-eye and to assist in focusing, the lamp may light when shooting indark areas.• The screen turns off when you try to take an image?When flash recharging begins, the screen turns off. The screen turns on againwhen recharging ends.Scene IconsThe camera displays an icon for the scene it has determined and thenautomatically focuses and selects the optimum settings for subjectbrightness and color.* Displays when the camera is attached to a tripod.Background Bright Including BlueSkies SunsetsDarkSubject Backlit Backlit When UsingTripodPeople — *Subjects OtherThan People/Landscapes*Close Subjects — —Icon BackgroundColor Gray Light Blue Orange Dark BlueUnder certain conditions, the icon that displays may not match the actualscene. Especially when there is an orange or blue colored background (awall for example), or the “Blue Skies” icons may appear and it maynot be possible to shoot with the appropriate color. If this happens, tryshooting in the G mode (p. 64).COPY
