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Problem
Cause
Remedy
Nothing happens when I
use the switches and
buttons on the camera.
i
Camera malfunction.
i
The battery exhausted.
i
Remove the battery, re-insert and try
again.
i
Load a new fully charged battery.
Frame erase does not
erase the frame.
i
The frame is protected.
i
DPOF settings are specified for some
frames.
i
Unprotect the frame using the camera on
which the protection was first applied.
i
Cancel the DPOF settings for the frame
and try again.
The
“
¥
”
warning or playback
screen appears on the
LCD monitor when the
camera is connected to
my personal computer.
i
The USB cable is not correctly connected
to the personal computer or camera.
i
The PC is not switched on.
i
The lens cover is closed.
i
Set up the camera and USB cable
correctly.
i
Switch the PC on.
i
Open the lens cover fully.
The camera no longer
works correctly.
i
The camera has suffered an unforeseen
problem.
i
Remove the battery briefly and then
reload the battery and try again.
The ERASE ALL function
does not erase all the
frames.
Problem
Cause
Remedy
Troubleshooting
Can’t use the flash to
take pictures.
i
The flash is set to Suppressed Flash
mode (The flash is closed).
i
The shutter button was pressed while the
flash was charging.
i
The battery is exhausted.
i
Set the flash to Auto, Red-eye Reduction
or Forced Flash mode. (Some modes do
not allow flash photography.)
i
Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
i
Load a new full charged battery.
The playback image is
too dark even though
the flash was used.
i
The subject is too far away.
i
The flash was covered by your finger.
i
Move closer to the subject.
i
Hold the camera correctly.
The image is blurred.
i
The lens is dirty.
i
The lens is zoomed to telephoto in Macro
mode.
i
The photographed subject was too dark.
i
Clean the lens.
i
Cancel Macro mode.
i
Try standing about 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) from
your subject to take the picture.
There is speckling on
the image.
i
The shot was taken with a slow shutter
speed (long exposure) in a high-
temperature environment.
i
This is a characteristic of CCDs and
does not indicate a camera fault.
Can’t format the
SmartMedia.
i
The SmartMedia is write-protected.
i
Remove the write-protection.
(Peel off the write-protect sticker.)