General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card
- Q1
- Can I turn display information on and off ?
- Q2
- What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
- Q3
- Can I edit the recording date and time of an image?
- Q4
- What is total memory capacity when a memory card is loaded in the camera? Is it built-in memory capacity plus memory card capacity?
- Q5
- How can I enable the ECO Mode?
- Q6
- Can I use an UHS-I standard memory card with this camera?
- Q7
- Why are there horizontal bands in the images I shoot?
- Q8
- What types of memory cards are supported?
- Q9
- Can I configure the camera to stamp the current time and date into snapshots when I record them?
- Q10
- How do you return to the REC mode from the PLAY mode?
- Q11
- Can images I shoot be stored as RAW or TIFF format data?
- Q12
- Can this model record without a memory card?
What are the minimum requirements for recording and playing back images? - Q13
- Why doesn't the number of remaining images shown on the monitor screen get smaller even though I record images?
- Q14
- What is the difference between the two shutter types?
Snap shot
- Q1
- Sometimes I can see smoke coming from the camera's flash when I use the flash to shoot a picture. Is there something wrong with my camera?
- Q2
- Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using HDR Art, or Multi SR Zoom, or the BEST SHOT HDR, High Speed Night Shot, High Speed Night Scene, High Speed Night Scene and Portrait, or High Speed Anti Shake scenes?
- Q3
- Does the camera have a Make-up Mode and Landscape Mode?
- Q4
- What can I do with the Best Shot Mode?
- Q5
- If I shoot a snapshot or movie in portrait orientation, will it be displayed on the monitor screen automatically in portrait orientation?
- Q6
- Why can't I get exactly the shot I want with Lag Correction?
- Q7
- Does this camera have a macro mode?
- Q8
- How do I use the A, S, and M modes that are shown on the mode dial?
- Q9
- What can I do with the "Create folder"?
- Q10
- What can I do with Premium Auto PRO?
- Q11
- How can I change the maximum sensitivity value applied when AUTO is selected for the ISO setting?
- Q12
- What is the difference between the "Anti Shake" menu item and the "High Speed Anti Shake" BEST SHOT scene?
- Q13
- Is it necessary to switch the focus mode between Auto Focus and Macro based on the distance to the subject?
- Q14
- Why can't I shoot a single snapshots?
- Q15
- Why are my flash images out of focus?
- Q16
- What can I do with tracking function?
- Q17
- What is the resolution and image size when digital zoom is being used?
- Q18
- Why are there white spots in some of my images when I use the flash?
- Q19
- What is the difference between optical zoom and other different types of zoom?
- Q20
- Why do some images recorded with flash come out looking a little dark?
- Q21
- Can I rotate images that I recorded while Auto Rotate was turned off?
- Q22
- What can I do with the Custom Shot?
- Q23
- Will the camera momentarily display an image I shoot immediately after I shoot it?
- Q24
- Why are my images blurred, even when I use High-speed Best Selection?
- Q25
- Can't I configure focus mode, AF area, and other settings?
- Q26
- Why is the image blurry when I have Anti Shake enabled and use the camera on a tripod or table top?
- Q27
- Why is it that the display image sometimes does not enlarge when I use manual focus?
- Q28
- Is there any way to enable simple access to functions I often use?
- Q29
- What is the difference between "High Speed Night Shot", "High Speed Night Scene", and the "Night Scene" of previous models?
- Q30
- What should I do when the eyes of the subjects have red or white spots in them when I use a flash?
- Q31
- Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the flash or other light-emitting functions?
Continuous
- Q1
- With High-speed CS and Prerecord CS, can movement of the subject be viewed on the monitor screen?
- Q2
- Can I use Premium Auto PRO together with High Speed CS?
- Q3
- How much time is required for shooting consecutive images with High-speed CS?
- Q4
- What can I do with the AF-CS?
- Q5
- What is the difference between High Speed CS and Prerecord CS?
- Q6
- Can all of the images in a CS group be printed on a single sheet?
- Q7
- How many images can you specify for recording with Prerecord CS?
- Q8
- What types of continuous shutter are provided?
- Q9
- Can I select (for printing, saving, deletion, etc.) a single image in a CS group?
Other Special-purpose Recording Features
- Q1
- Can a save an image I recorded with HDR Art as a normal image?
- Q2
- Why can't I shoot Slide Panorama image?
- Q3
- What should I do to get good results with Wide Shot?
- Q4
- What can I do with the Wide Shot?
- Q5
- What can I do with the All-in-Focus Macro?
- Q6
- Can I specify the Slide Panorama slide direction?
- Q7
- What can I do with Triple Shot?
- Q8
- What can I do with the Slide Panorama?
- Q9
- What can I do with the Snapshot?
- Q10
- Can I adjust the intensity of the blur effect applied by Blurred Background?
- Q11
- What can I do with the Blurred Background?
- Q12
- What can I do with the Art Shot?
- Q13
- Why can't I seem to get good results with the Blurred Background effect?
- Q14
- What can I do with the HDR and HDR Art?
- Q15
- Can I adjust the intensity of the art effect applied by HDR Art?
Movie
- Q1
- What types of HS modes are available?
- Q2
- Can I cut still images out of a movie I recorded in the HS mode?
- Q3
- Can movies be shot at macro distances?
- Q4
- What should I do if I am having problems recording High-speed (HS) movies?
- Q5
- What is the maximum continuous movie recording time (capacity)?
- Q6
- Does this camera support Continuous Shutter shooting for Snapshot In Movie?
- Q7
- Can I use zoom when recording a movie?
- Q8
- If I want to play back a movie on a computer, what type of computer do I need?
- Q9
- Are there any special conditions when using a memory card for recording movies?
- Q10
- If I copy movie files from the camera to a DVD, will I be able to view the movies using a DVD player?
- Q11
- What focusing options are available for movie recording?
- Q12
- Does this camera support Snapshot in Movie?
- Q13
- What can I do to reduce wind noise when recording a movie?
- Q14
- How can I play a movie recorded with the HS mode?
- Q15
- Why does the recorded image turn out dark when I shoot a movie of a dark subject?
- Q16
- Can Anti Shake be used during movie recording?
- Q17
- Can I record movies using HDR, Art Shot, and Premium Auto PRO?
- Q18
- Why can't I record movies (FHD, STD)?
- Q19
- What can I do with the movie editing functions of this camera?
- Q20
- What can I do with Prerecord Movie?
- Q21
- What types of movie modes are provided?
Audio Recording and Playback
- Q1
- Can I record audio along with movies?
- Q2
- Does the camera have a voice recording feature?
- Q3
- What audio file types are supported for slideshow background music?
Power Requirements
- Q1
- How can I charge the camera's battery?
- Q2
- What kind of batteries can I use?
- Q3
- What is the life of the batteries that come with the camera?
- Q4
- Can the bundled USB-AC adaptor be used in other countries?
Computer, Communication, Printer, and Other Operations
- Q1
- Why won't a CS image playback after I return it to the camera from a computer?
- Q2
- Does this camera support Hi-Speed USB protocol?
- Q3
- Can the camera be used as a PC camera?
- Q4
- Is there anything I need to keep in mind when using the USB cable to connect the camera directly to
a PictBridge or compatible printer? - Q5
- Will I be able to read other language camera manual PDF files using the English version of Adobe Reader?
- Q6
- Is use of an HDMI cable supported?
- Q7
- Can I shoot still images while displaying monitor screen contents on a TV?
- Q8
- Does the camera support Exif Print?
- Q9
- Does this camera have a TWAIN plug-in module for support of Photoshop and other applications?
- Q10
- Is this model PictBridge compatible?
- Q11
- Can I view snapshots and movies I record on a TV?
- Q12
- Can I scroll to the next image while a snapshot is zoomed on the monitor screen?
- Q13
- How can I copy the contents of the camera's built-in memory to a memory card?
- Q14
- Can I use my computer to view images in the camera's built-in memory?
Bundled Items and Options
- Q1
- Can the camera be used with a tripod and/or lens filters?
Eye-Fi
- Q1
- Does the camera support Eye-Fi communication?
FlashAir
- Q1
- Does the camera support FlashAir communication?
When things don't go right...
- Q1
- Is there any problem when the battery and/or camera becomes warm?
- Q2
- The image is out of focus during movie recording.
- Q3
- The back lamp of the camera fails to light or goes out when I try to charge the battery.
- Q4
- Why do time and date settings I configured the first time after purchasing the camera reset to their
factory defaults when I remove the camera's battery? - Q5
- Subjects are too dark when shooting images in a seashore or ski area.
- Q6
- Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed.
- Q7
- Why can't I change the "HDMI Output" setting?
- Q8
- The subject is out of focus in the recorded image.
- Q9
- Camera powers down during Self-timer countdown.
- Q10
- Why doesn't the self-timer work?
- Q11
- Though available lighting is bright, the faces of people in the image are dark.
- Q12
- The lens barrier opens rather easily when I touch it with my finger. Is there something wrong with it?
- Q13
- Why does the camera's back lamp switch between green and red during charging?
- Q14
- The messages on the display are in the wrong language.
- Q15
- Why does the subject in an image shot with continuous shutter (CS) appear to be bent?
- Q16
- Images are not displayed.
- Q17
- Buttons are not responsive right after the power has been turned on.
- Q18
- The camera suddenly powers down.
- Q19
- Why are there breaks in the image and/or audio when I play back a movie?
- Q20
- The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when shooting.
- Q21
- Why does the date and time setting screen appear when I turn on the camera?
- Q22
- The flash does not fire.
- Q23
- Power does not turn on.
- Q24
- Why is battery life shorter than what is indicated in the User's Guide?
- Q25
- Night shots come out bad.
- Q26
- Images cannot be transferred over a USB connection.
- Q27
- Images cannot be edited (with White Balance, Brightness, Resize, Trimming, Rotation).
- Q28
- Auto Focus does not focus properly.
- Q29
- Why doesn't anything happen when I press the REC button while the camera is turned off?
- Q30
- Movie recording suddenly stops.
- Q31
- Why can't I view images I know I have recorded?
- Q32
- A file cannot be deleted.
- Q33
- The wrong date and time are displayed, or the wrong date and time are being stored along with image data.
- Q34
- A recorded image was not saved.
- Q35
- What does it mean when I turn on the camera and the red flash off icon appears, making it impossible to shoot with flash?
- Q36
- Why does the camera emit a sound while I am using Premium Auto PRO?
- Q37
- There is digital noise in images.
- Q38
- How can I return the camera to the initial factory default settings that were in effect when I purchased it?
- Q39
- Why doesn't the focus frame appear on the monitor screen?
- Q40
- What should I do if Auto Focus does not focus properly?
- Q41
- What should I do if the camera's buttons don't respond or if the camera won't turn off?
Display Messages
- Q1
- What do the messages that appear on the monitor screen mean?