Troubleshooting
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Appendix
The monitor does not turn on.
The camera is set to
[MONITOR OFF].
Press
e
in the shooting mode to display the
top menu, then press
c
to select
[MONITOR ON].
P.23
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
There is condensation*
inside the camera.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
–
The brightness of the
monitor is not adjusted
properly.
Select [
s
] in the mode menu and adjust the
brightness.
P.114
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Block the sunlight with your hand or use the
viewfinder.
–
Vertical lines appear 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.
–
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.115
The camera has been
left with the battery
removed.
If the camera is left for 3 days with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled.
Set the date/time again.
P.115
The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is turned
off.
[ALL RESET] is set to [ON]. Set [ALL RESET] to [OFF] in the mode menu.
P.103
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 8 cm (3.2") with the zoom
in the maximum WIDE position, use the
super macro mode.
P.36
The subject is dark.
Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [ON] in the mode
menu.
P.48
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on
the subject and then shoot.
P.50,
24
There is condensation*
on the lens.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
–
Possible cause
Corrective action
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