86
VQT2N02
Q&A
Troubleshooting
(Continued)
LCD monitor
LCD monitor dims during motion picture recording.
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LCD monitor may dim if continuing motion picture recording for long periods.
Monitor sometimes shuts off even though power is on.
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After recording, monitor shuts off until next picture can be recorded. (Approx. 6 seconds (Max.)
when recording to the built-in memory)
Brightness is unstable.
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Aperture value is set while shutter button is pressed halfway.
(Does not affect recorded picture.)
Monitor flickers indoors.
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Monitor may flicker after turning on (prevents influence from fluorescent lighting).
Monitor is too bright/too dark.
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Camera set to [LCD MODE] (
→
18).
Black/blue/red/green dots or interference appears. Monitor looks distorted when
touched.
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This is not a fault, and will not be recorded on the actual pictures, so there is no need to worry.
Date/age is not displayed.
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Current date, travel elapsed days (
→
51), and names and age in [BABY] and [PET] (
→
44) Scene Modes
are only displayed for approx. 5 sec. when the camera is turned on, after these settings are made,
or after switching from playback mode to recording mode, etc. They cannot be always displayed.
Flash
No flash emitted.
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Flash set to [FORCED FLASH OFF]
(
→
35).
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When set to [AUTO]
, flash may not be emitted in certain conditions.
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Flash is disabled in the Scene Modes [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], [SUNSET], [HI-SPEED
BURST], [FIREWORKS], [STARRY SKY], and [AERIAL PHOTO], and when [BURST] is used.
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No flash is emitted when recording a motion picture.
Multiple flashes are emitted.
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Red-eye reduction is active (
→
35). (Flashes twice to prevent eyes appearing red.)
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The scene mode is set to [FLASH BURST].
Playback
Pictures have been rotated.
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[ROTATE DISP.] is set to [ON].
(Automatically rotates pictures from portrait to landscape. Some pictures taken facing up or facing
down may be interpreted as being portrait.)
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Set [ROTATE DISP.] to [OFF]. (
→
70)
Cannot view pictures.
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Press the Playback button.
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No pictures in built-in memory or card (pictures are played from card if inserted, from built-in
memory if card is not inserted).
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Camera set to [CATEGORY PLAY] or [FAVORITE PLAY].
→
Set Playback Mode to [NORMAL PLAY] (
→
63).
