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■ Troubleshooting
Batteries/Power
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Problem
Cause
Action
The camera
doesn
,
t turn on.
●
The batteries are not set correctly.
→Set the batteries correctly .
●
Battery power is exhausted.
→Replace the batteries with new ones .
●
Malfunction of the internal system,
etc.
→Remove/disconnect the batteries/AC
adapter and wait five seconds or more,
set/connect the batteries/AC adapter
correctly and then press the power button.
●
The AC adapter (sold separately) is
not connected correctly.
→Connect the AC adapter (sold separately)
correctly .
The batteries
run out quickly.
●
The camera is used in extremely cold
temperatures.
―
●
Images are captured at high resolutions
or the flash is usedfrequently.
―
The camera turns
off suddenly.
●
The Power Off Time function was activated. →Turn on the power again.
●
Battery power is exhausted.
→Replace the batteries with new ones .
The remaining
battery power is
not displayed
correctly.
●
The camera is used in extremely high or
low temperatures.
―
●
Battery power is exhausted.
→Replace the batteries with new ones .
●
The flash is being charged (immediately
after switching to the flash mode).
→Wait until the flash is fully charged.
P51
P17
P17
P17
P17
Problem
Cause
Action
Problem
Cause
Action
The LCD monitor
doesn
,
t show the
subjects.
●
The camera is in Playback mode.
→Press the
MODE
button to switch to Still
Image Capture mode .
●
The LCD monitor display is set to the
Display Off mode.
→Press the display button (
【
P
】
) to
switch the LCD monitor display mode
.
P11
P15
Image/video
cannot be
captured.
The flash
doesn
,
t work.
The flash was used
but the captured
image is still dark.
Captured
images are
blurred.
●
The shutter button was pressed while
another image was being recorded.
→Wait until the recording of the current image
finishes before capturing a new image.
●
The shutter button was pressed while
the flash was charging.
→Wait until the viewfinder lamp stops
blinking before capturing an image.
●
Still images were taken while the camera was
in Playback mode or Video Capture mode.
→Press the
MODE
button to switch to Still
Image Capture mode .
●
Videos were taken when the camera was in
Still Image Capture mode or Playback mode.
→In the Still Image Capture mode, press the
MENU
button and then select Video
Capture mode .
●
The Power Off Time function was activated
and the camera was turned off.
→Turn on the power again.
●
The available memory space is low.
→Reduce the image size.
→Delete images from the internal memory or
the memory card , or swap the
memory card with another .
●
The write-protect switch on the memory card
is locked (the message
Card Locked!
is shown
on the LCD monitor).
→Unlock the write-protect switch on the
memory card .
●
The flash mode is set to (Suppressed
Flash (default setting)).
→Set the flash mode to (Auto), (Red-
Eye Reduction (Auto)), (Night Scene),
or (Forced Flash) .
●
The camera is in Close-Up mode.
→Switch to Standard mode and then select
the flash mode again .
●
The subjects are too bright.
→Switch to the forced flash mode .
●
The subjects are too far away.
→Bring the subjects within the effective flash-
interlocked range
(approximately 1.1 to 2.1m) .
●
The user
,
s fingers are covering the lens.
→Hold the camera correctly without the fingers
covering the lens.
●
Distant scenes are captured in Close-Up
mode.
→Switch to Standard mode (approximately
110 cm or longer) .
●
The subjects are too close.
→Bring the subjects within the image capture range
(approximately 55 to 110 cm in Close-Up mode, or
approximately 110 cm or more in Standard mode)
P39
P23
P24
P31
Troubleshooting
Appendix
P11
P33
P30
P30
P30
P31
