HP Photosmart 735 User Guide

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and support

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My image is

too dark.

There was not

enough light.

Wait for natural lighting

conditions to improve, add

indirect lighting, or adjust the

Exposure Compensation

(see

The flash was

on, but the

subject was too

far away.

Make sure your subject is within

the flash working distance (see

Appendix B: Specifications

page 105) or try turning flash off

(will require a longer exposure).

A light shone

behind the

subject.

Use the

Flash On

setting (see

page 30) to brighten the subject.

Or adjust the

Exposure

Compensation

Your finger

blocked the

flash.

Be sure to move your fingers

away from the flash when you

take a picture.

The scene had

many light-

colored objects,

such as a white

dog in snow.

Increase the

Exposure

Compensation

so

the light-colored objects in the

scene will not look “muddy.”

Problem

Possible cause Solution