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Troubleshooting
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Preparatory operations
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Shooting
Possible cause
Corrective action
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The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off.
Turn the power on.
P.33
The battery is
exhausted.
Charge the battery.
P.24
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.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button or
the zoom lever).
P.34
The camera is
connected to a PC.
The camera will not operate while it is connected
to a PC.
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Possible cause
Corrective action
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No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery is
exhausted.
Charge the battery.
P.24
The camera is in the
playback mode.
Set the mode dial to any position except
q
.
P.63
The flash has not
finished charging.
Remove your finger from the shutter button, and
wait until the orange lamp stops blinking. Press
the shutter button again.
P.75
The card is full.
Erase unwanted pictures or insert a new card.
Before erasing, download important images to a
PC.
P.160
The battery ran out of
power during
shooting or while the
images were being
written to the card.
(The monitor turned
off or the battery
check indicator on
the control panel
blinks.)
Charge the battery. (Wait until the card access
lamp turns off when flashing.)
P.24