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Troubleshooting
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Appendix
The monitor is hard to see.
There is condensation*
inside the camera.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
–
The brightness of the
monitor is not adjusted
properly.
Select [
s
] in the mode menu and adjust the
brightness.
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Block the sunlight with your hand.
–
Vertical lines appear on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
Aiming the camera at a bright subject in
sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear
on the screen. This is not a malfunction.
–
The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date/time is not set. Set the date/time. The clock adjustment is
not factory-preset.
The camera has been
left with the battery
removed.
If the camera is left for 1 day with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled.
Set the date/time again.
The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is turned
off.
[ALL RESET] is set to [ON]. Set [ALL RESET] to [OFF] in the mode menu.
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 7 cm (2.8") with the zoom
in the maximum WIDE position, use the
super macro mode.
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use focus lock to focus on the subject and
then shoot.
There is condensation*
on the lens.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
–
Colors look strange on the monitor during focusing.
Colors look strange on
the monitor when the
shutter button is pressed
halfway.
This is not a malfunction. When focusing is
successful, the correct colors will be
displayed.
–
The monitor goes off.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button
or zoom button).
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Possible cause
Corrective action
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