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Troubleshooting
Misc
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Possible cause
Corrective action
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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.
The brightness of the
viewfinder or monitor
is not adjusted
properly.
Select
s
in the mode menu and adjust the
brightness.
The monitor is
exposed to direct
sunlight.
Block the sunlight with your hand or use the
viewfinder.
—
Vertical lines appear
on the image in the
viewfinder or
monitor.
Bright light, such as direct sunlight, may cause
vertical lines to appear on the image. This is not a
malfunction.
—
Pictures you have taken do not appear on the monitor.
The power is off.
Set the mode dial to
q
before pressing the
power switch to turn the camera on.
The camera is in the
shooting mode.
Press
f
twice quickly, or set the mode dial to
q
.
There are no pictures
on the card.
NO PICTURE appears on the monitor. Record
pictures.
—
There is a problem
with the card.
Refer to “Error codes”.
The camera is
connected to a TV.
The monitor does not function when the AV cable
is connected to the camera.
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.
The batteries are
exhausted.
When the batteries run out, the date/time setting
may be canceled. Replace the batteries with new
ones and set the date/time again.
The camera has
been left with the
batteries removed.
If the camera is left for several hours with the
batteries removed, the date/time setting is
canceled. Set the date/time again.
Single-frame erase or all-frame erase cannot be performed.
The picture you want
to erase is protected.
Display the protected image (with
9
) and press
0
to cancel the protection.