Casio Exilim EX-Z500 User Manual page 216

APPENDIX
Symptom
Camera powers down
during self-timer
countdown.
Monitor screen image is
out of focus.
Recorded images are not
saved in memory.
Though available lighting is
bright, the faces of human
subjects appear dark.
Subjects are too dark when
recording images on a
seashore or at a ski area.
Possible Cause
The battery is dead.
1) You are using the Manual Focus mode and
have not focused the image.
2) You are trying to use the Macro mode (
when shooting a scenery or portrait shot.
3) You are trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity
mode ( ) when shooting a close-up shot.
1) Camera powers down before the save
operation is complete.
2) Removing the memory card before the save
operation is complete.
Not enough light is reaching the subjects.
Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can
cause underexposure of images.
Charge the battery (page 33).
1) Focus the image (page 78).
) 2) Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots.
3) Use the Macro mode (
1) When the battery indicator shows "
the battery as soon as possible (page 33).
2) Do not remove the memory card before the
save operation is complete.
• Change the flash mode setting to "
on) for daylight synchro flash (page 63).
• Increase the EV shift value (page 80).
• Change the flash mode setting to "
on) for daylight synchro flash (page 63).
• Increase the EV shift value (page 80).
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