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Troubleshooting
Problem
Problem
Possible cause
Possible cause
Solution
Solution
Page
Page
Problem
images
Pictures are
blurred.
The lens is dirty.
Clean the lens.
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The lens is blocked.
Keep objects away from the lens.
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is displayed during shooting and the
focus frame is displayed in red.
Check focus before shooting.
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k
is displayed during shooting.
Use the fl ash or a tripod.
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Pictures are
mottled.
Slow shutter speed selected at high tem-
peratures.
This is normal and does not indicate a mal-
function.
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Vertical lines ap-
pear in pictures.
The camera has been used continuously at
high temperatures.
Turn the camera off and wait for it to cool
down.
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“Smear” in the
form of vertical
purple or white
lines appears in
the display.
The camera has been used continuously at
high ambient temperatures.
Vertical purple or white lines may appear
when a very bright object is in the frame; this
phenomenon is common to all CCD image
sensors and does not indicate a malfunction.
These lines are recorded in movies but do not
appear in photographs. Avoid framing bright
objects when fi lming movies.
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The sun or another very bright object ap-
pears in the frame.
Recording
Pictures are not
recorded.
Power was interrupted during shooting.
Turn the camera off before connecting the AC
adapter/DC coupler. Leaving the camera on
can result in corrupted fi les or damage to the
memory card or internal memory.
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