experience indicates that poor quality SD cards can sometimes reduce your BG-526 Camera
battery life.
Camera stops taking images or won’t take images
1.
Please make sure that the SD card is not full. If the card is full, the camera will stop taking
images.
2.
Check the batteries to make sure that they are new alkaline or lithium AA batteries. See note
above about short battery life.
3.
Make sure that the camera power switch is in the “On” position and not in the “Off” or
“Setup” modes.
4.
Make sure that you are using a good quality SD card in your camera. BOSKON recommends
Micro SD Cards up to 32GB.
5.
If the SD card has its write protect switch in the lock position, the camera will not take
images.
6.
If you have used an SD card in another device before inserting it in your BG-526 Camera,
you might want to try formatting the card using the “Format” parameter in Setup mode (make
sure you have backed up any important files first, as formatting will erase all previous files).
In some cases, other devices may change the formatting of the SD card so that it will not
work properly with the BG-526 Camera.
Camera won’t power up
1.
Make sure that you have installed at least 4 batteries (the required minimum #) in the battery
compartment, starting at the top, filling battery spaces 1-8 with no “gaps”.
BOSKON recommends using 8 Energizer Lithium AA batteries in all BG-526 Cameras.
2.
Make sure that the batteries are installed correctly, observing proper polarity. Always place
the negative (flat) end of each battery in contact with the spring side of its slot inside the
camera.
3.
After moving the switch from “Off” to “Setup” or “On”, make sure that the switch is
correctly in position to ensure the proper mode (avoid positions “between” two modes).
4.
Do not move the switch directly from “On” to “Setup” always move the switch all the way
down to “Off” first, then back up to “Setup”.
Still Photo and/or Video Quality Problems
1.
Night photos or videos appear too dark
a.
Check the battery indicator icon to see if battery power is full. The flash will stop
operating near the end of battery life.
b.
You will get the best results when the subject is within the ideal flash range, no father
than 20m from the camera. Subjects may appear too dark at great distances.
c.
Please note that when the Capture Number parameter is set higher than “1 Photo”, or
with very short Interval settings, some images may appear darker than others due to the
quick response and rapid retriggering of the camera, allowing less time for the flash to
fully recharge before firing again.
