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Troubleshooting
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If you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
Problem
Cause
Remedy
No power.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The AC power adapter plug has come
out of the power outlet.
• Load a new fully charged battery.
• Plug the adapter back in.
Power cuts out during
operation.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Load a new fully charged battery.
Battery runs out quickly.
• Camera is being used in extremely cold
conditions.
• The terminals are soiled.
• The battery is flat.
• 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 new battery.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button
is pressed.
• 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 Save function has
switched the camera off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Load a SmartMedia.
• Load a new SmartMedia or erase a
frame.
• 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 a new fully charged battery.