F11Technical Notes and IndexBright specks appear inimages captured with flash.The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Lower theflash. 3Flash does not fire.• The flash is lowered.• A scene mode that restricts the flash is selected.• On (BSS) is selected for Smile timer in the smartportrait menu.• On is selected for Blink proof in the smart portraitmenu.• A function that restricts the flash is enabled.3, 414851, E4451, E4552Digital zoom cannot beused.• Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.• Digital zoom cannot be used in the followingsituations.- When Portrait, Night portrait, Nightlandscape, Easy panorama, or Pet portrait isselected in scene mode- When smart portrait mode is selected- When Continuous in the shooting menu is setto Multi-shot 1669, E70303751, E38Image mode not available. A function that restricts the Image mode option isenabled. 52No sound when shutter isreleased.• Off is selected for Sound settings > Shuttersound in the setup menu. No sound is producedwith some shooting modes and settings, evenwhen On is selected.• Do not block the speaker.70, E712AF-assist illuminator doesnot light.Off is selected for the AF assist option in the setupmenu. AF-assist illuminator may not light dependingon the current scene mode, even when Auto isselected.69, E70Problem Cause/Solution A