Sony DSC-G3 - Manual (Page 152)

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Smile Shutter function does not work.
• No image is shot if a smiling face is not detected.
• Set the shooting mode to
(Auto Adjustment).
• [Demo Mode] is set to [On]. Set [Demo Mode] to [Off] (page 61).
The subject is not visible on the screen.
• The camera is set to the playback mode. Press (Playback) button to switch to the shooting mode.
Anti-blur function does not work.
• The anti-blur function does not work when appears on the display.
• The anti-blur function may not work properly when shooting night scenes.
• Shoot after pressing the shutter button halfway down; do not press it fully down suddenly.
Recording takes a long time.
• NR slow shutter function is working.
• The Anti Blink function is working.
• When [Anti Blink] is set to [Auto], reset to [Off] (page 91).
The image is out of focus.
• The subject is too close. When shooting, make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject
than the shortest shooting distance (approximately 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) (W)/50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (T)
from the lens). Or set to
(Close focus enabled) mode and shoot about 1 to 20 cm (13/32 to
7 7/8 inches) from the W side distance (page 29).
• (Twilight) mode or (Landscape) mode or (Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene Selection
when shooting still images.
• The Semi manual function is selected. Select the auto focus mode (page 31).
Zoom does not work.
• You cannot use the Optical zoom in (Close focus enabled) mode.
• You cannot use the Smart zoom depending on the image size (page 71).
• You cannot use the Digital Zoom when:
– Shooting movies.
– The Smile Shutter is working.
The flash does not work.
• The flash is set to (Flash Off) (page 30).
• You cannot use the flash when:
– [REC Mode] is set to [Burst] or Exposure Bracket (page 84).
–
(High Sensitivity) mode or (Twilight) mode or (Fireworks) mode is selected in the Scene
Selection (page 22).
– Shooting movies.
• Set the flash to (Flash On) (page 30) in (Close focus enabled) mode or when the Scene
Selection mode is set to (Landscape), (Gourmet), (Beach), (Snow) or (Hi-Speed
Shutter).
Fuzzy white circular spots appear in images shot using the flash.
• Particles (dust, pollen, etc.) in the air reflected the flash light and appeared in the image. This is not a
malfunction (page 30).