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Shooting (All Exposure Modes)
Movies
The camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or format the memory card.
The shutter-release is disabled:
• The battery is exhausted.
• The memory card is locked or full.
• The flash is charging.
• The camera is not in focus.
• You are currently filming a slow motion movie.
Continuous is selected in still image mode but only one picture is taken when the
shutter-release button is pressed: Continuous shooting is not available if the
flash is raised in Continuous mode (0 12). Pictures can be taken in con-
tinuous mode if Electronic (Hi) is selected, but the flash will not fire.
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed:
• Replace battery in remote control.
• Choose a remote control mode.
• The remote control standby timer has expired (0 46).
• The remote is not pointed at the camera or the infrared receiver is not
visible.
• The remote is too far from the camera (0 37).
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
Smudges appear in photographs: Clean the front and rear lens elements or the
dust shield (0 55).
Flicker or banding appears in movies or in the displays: Choose a Flicker reduc-
tion setting that matches the local AC power supply (0 46).
Menu items are unavailable: Some options are only available in particular
shooting or exposure modes (032).
Cannot record movies: The movie-record button can not be used to record
movies in still image, Smart Photo Selector, or Motion Snapshot mode.
No sound is recorded for movies:
• Microphone off is selected for Movie sound options > Microphone
(0 45).
• Live audio is not recorded with slow-motion movies (024) or Motion
Snapshots (0 28).
