Troubleshooting
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Appendix
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Preparatory operations
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Taking pictures
Troubleshooting
Possible cause
Corrective action
Ref.
page
The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off.
Press the
o
n
button to turn the
camera on.
The battery power is
exhausted.
Charge the battery.
–
The battery is temporarily
unable to function
because of the cold.
Warm the battery by putting it in your pocket
for a while.
–
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Press the shutter button or zoom button.
–
The camera is connected
to a computer.
The camera will not operate while it is
connected to a computer.
Possible cause
Corrective action
Ref.
page
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery power is
exhausted.
Charge the battery.
–
The camera is in the
playback mode.
Press the
m
button to switch to
shooting mode.
The flash has not
finished charging.
Remove your finger from the shutter button,
and wait until the
#
(flash charge) mark
stops blinking before taking the picture.
The power is off.
Press the
o
n
button.
The internal memory or
card is full.
Insert a new card or erase unwanted
pictures. Before erasing, download important
pictures to a computer.
The battery ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the internal
memory or the card.
Charge the battery. (Wait until the card
access lamp turns off when blinking.)
–
The memory gauge is
full.
Wait until there is space in the memory
gauge.
–
There is a problem with
the card.