139ENInformation10Noise reduction is activated• When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to appear inimages. The camera activates the noise-reduction process after shooting at slow shutterspeeds. During which, shooting is not allowed. You can set [Noise Reduct.] to [Off].g [Noise Reduct.] (P. 103 )The number of AF targets is reducedThe number and size of AF targets varies with group target settings and the option selectedfor [Digital Tele-converter] and [Image Aspect].The date and time has not been setThe camera is used with the settings at the time of purchase• The date and time of the camera is not set when purchased. Set the date and time beforeusing the camera. g “Setting the date/time” (P. 17)The battery has been removed from the camera• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera isleft without the battery for approximately 1 day. The settings will be cancelled more quicklyif the battery was only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed. Beforetaking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.Set functions are restored to their factory default settingsWhen you rotate the mode dial or turn off the power in a shooting mode other than P, A,S, or M, functions with changes made to their settings are restored to the factory defaultsettings.Image taken appears whitishThis may occur when the picture is taken in backlight or semi-backlight conditions. This isdue to a phenomenon called fl are or ghosting. As far as possible, consider a compositionwhere strong light source is not taken in the picture. Flare may occur even when a lightsource is not present in the picture. Use a lens hood to shade the lens from the light source.If a lens hood does not have effect, use your hand to shade the lens from the light.g “Interchangeable lenses” (P. 132)Unknown bright dot(s) appear on the subject in the picture takenThis may be due to stuck pixel(s) on the image pickup device. Perform [Pixel Mapping].If the problem persists, repeat pixel mapping a few times. g “Pixel Mapping - Checking theimage processing functions” (P. 143)Functions that cannot be selected from menusSome items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode.• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:Combination of [T] and [Noise Reduct.], etc.
