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Troubleshooting
Possible cause
Corrective action
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The monitor does not turn on.
The viewfinder is
turned on.
Press
f
to turn the monitor on.
P.50
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
The diopter is not
adjusted properly.
Adjust the diopter so that the AF target mark is
clearly visible.
P.27
There is
condensation
*
inside
the camera.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
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* Condensation: When it is cold outside, the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and
turns to droplets of water.
Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold
place into a warm room.
The brightness of the
viewfinder or monitor
is not adjusted
properly.
Select
s
in the SETUP tab and adjust the
brightness.
P.173
The monitor is
exposed to direct
sunlight.
Position the monitor in the down position or block
the sunlight with your hand.
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Vertical lines appear
in the viewfinder or on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
Aiming the camera at a bright subject in sunlight
may cause vertical lines to appear on the screen.
This is not a malfunction.
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The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date/time is not
set.
Set the date/time. The clock adjustment is not
factory-preset.
P.168
The camera has been
left with the battery
removed.
If the camera is left for a few days with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled. Set the
date/time again.
P.18, 168
The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is
turned off.
ALL RESET is set to
ON.
Set ALL RESET in the
E
tab to OFF.
P.145
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.87, 88
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
P.53, 79
The subject is dark.
Turn the AF illuminator on.
P.78
There is condensation
*
on the lens.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
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