F11Technical Notes and IndexImages are toodark(underexposed).• The flash window is blocked.• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.• Adjust exposure compensation.• Increase ISO sensitivity.• The subject is backlit. Raise the flash, or set thescene mode to Backlighting with HDR set toOff.13F1640, 4347, 4935, E6Images are toobright(overexposed).Adjust exposure compensation. 40, 43Unexpectedresults whenflash set to V(auto with red-eye reduction/red-eyereduction).Use any scene mode other than Night portrait, andchange the flash mode to any setting other than V(auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction) andtry taking the picture again.35,E14Skin tones arenot softened.• In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones maynot be softened.• For images containing 4 or more faces, try usingthe Skin softening effect in Glamour retouch inthe playback menu.E1747, 52Saving imagestakes time.It may take more time to save images in thefollowing situations:• When the noise reduction function is in operation,such as when shooting in a dark environment• When the flash mode is set to V (auto with red-eye reduction/red-eye reduction)• When capturing images in the following scenemodes- Hand-held in Night portrait- Hand-held in Night landscape- HDR set to On in Backlighting- Easy panorama• When the skin softening function is applied whileshooting• When using continuous shooting mode–36E4E5E6E1147,E1747, 49A ring-shapedbelt or rainbow-colored stripeappears in themonitor orimages.When shooting with backlighting or when a verystrong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame,a ring-shaped belt or rainbow-colored stripe(ghosting) may occur. Change the position of thelight source, or frame the picture so that the lightsource does not enter the frame, and try again.–Problem Cause/Solution A
