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I can’t use the flash to take
pictures.
The flash will not charge.
The playback image is too dark
even though I used the flash.
The image is blurred.
I cannot format the
SmartMedia.
I cannot erase all the frames.
Nothing happens when I
use the camera buttons
and switches.
No image appears when I
press the, “DISP” button.
• The shutter button was pressed when the
viewfinder indicator was blinking orange.
• No compatible SmartMedia is loaded.
• The camera is set to Suppres-sed Flash
mode.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The subject is too far away.
• Your finger is covering the flash.
• The lens is soiled.
• A distant subject was shot in Macro mode.
• The SmartMedia is write-protected.
• The frame is protected.
• Camera malfunction.
• The Mode dial has been moved to another
setting.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The Mode dial is set incorrectly.
• Wait until the viewfinder indicator stops
blinking and turns green before pressing the
shutter button.
• Load a new SmartMedia, erase a frame, or
remove the write-protection.
• Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-Eye
Reduction, Flash or Slow Synchro.
• Load new batteries.
• Move closer to the subject.
• Hold the camera correctly.
• Clean the lens.
• Cancel Macro mode.
• Remove the write-protection.
(Peel off the write-protect sticker.)
• Remove the frame protection.
• Use the “POWER” switch to switch the
camera on again.
• Remove the battery, re-insert them and try
again.
• Load new batteries.
• Move the Mode dial to the correct setting.
Problem
Cause
Remedy
Troubleshooting
Before you decide the camera is faulty, check the following once more
No power
Power cuts out during
operation.
Battery runs out quickly.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button
is pressed.
I can’t use the flash to take
pictures.
• Load a new battery.
• Plug the adapter back in.
• Load new batteries.
• Put the battery in your pocket or another
warm place to heat it and then load it into
the camera just before you take a picture.
• Wipe the battery terminals with a clean,
dry cloth.
• Load a SmartMedia.
• Erase some images or use a SmartMedia
that has ample free space.
• Remove the write-protection.
• Format the SmartMedia.
• Wipe the SmartMedia contact area with a
clean dry cloth.
• Load a new SmartMedia.
• Switch the camera on.
• Load new batteries.
• Set the Mode dial to the correct setting.
• Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-Eye
Reduction, Flash or Slow Synchro.
Problem
Cause
Remedy
• The battery is exhausted.
• The AC power adapter plug has come out
of the power outlet.
• The battery is exhausted.
• You are using the camera in extremely
cold conditions.
• The terminals are soiled.
• No SmartMedia is loaded.
• The SmartMedia is fully recorded.
• The SmartMedia is write-protected.
• The SmartMedia is not formatted.
• The SmartMedia contact area is soiled.
• The SmartMedia is damaged.
• The Auto Power Off function has switched
the camera off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The Mode dial has been moved to another
setting.
• The flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode.