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Troubleshooting
11
Misc
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Possible cause
Corrective action
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The picture is out of focus.
The subject is too
close.
Position the camera more than 0.2 m/0.7 ft. from
the subject and take the picture. To take pictures
closer than 0.2 m/0.7 ft., use the super macro
mode.
P.103, 104
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
P.68, 95
The subject is dark.
Turn the AF illuminator on.
P.94
There is
condensation
*
on the
lens.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
—
The monitor goes off.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button or
the zoom lever).
P.34
The power is turned
off with the monitor is
off.
If All Reset in the SETUP tab of the mode menu is
set to OFF, the camera settings before the power
was turned off remain unchanged. Turn on the
monitor, and turn off the power.
P.65, 162
The flash does not fire.
The flash is set to the
flash off mode.
Select a flash mode other than flash off.
P.74
The subject is
illuminated.
If you want the flash to fire on a brightly
illuminated subject, set the flash to fill-in mode.
P.74
Sequential shooting
(
i
,
j
,
k
,
7
) is set.
The flash does not fire in the sequential shooting
mode.
Set
o
in the DRIVE menu.
P.108
The camera is in the
movie mode.
The flash does not fire in the movie mode. Set a
different shooting mode.
P.70
FUNCTION is set to
BLACK/WHITE
BOARD.
The flash does not fire in the BLACK/WHITE
BOARD mode.
P.116
Super macro mode is
set.
The flash does not fire in the super macro mode.
Set the super macro mode to OFF.
P.104
Panorama mode is
set.
The flash does not fire in the panorama mode.
Cancel the panorama mode.
P.111