Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Problem
Cause
Remedy
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Shutter does not
release.
Is there a CF card in the
camera?
If NO CARD appears on the
LCD screen and CF on the
data monitor, there is no CF
card loaded. Insert a card.
Green focus lamp blinks
slowly (about twice per
second), and PLAYBACK
blinks on screen.
Camera is reading data
from CF card. Wait until it
has fi nished and the focus
lamp as well as PLAY-
BACK stop blinking.
Flash picture comes
out underexposed.
Was your subject within
fl ash range?
Make sure your subject
is within range of the
built-in fl ash unit: 0.4 –
3 m.
Problem
Cause
Remedy Page
Pictures taken with digital
zoom cannot be played back
in zoom mode.
All images are over or
underexposed.
Was the picture taken with
digital zoom?
Zoom playback does not
work.
Did you use exposure
compensation?
Reset exposure compensa-
tion to zero.
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Lens moves out, but
data monitor remains
blank, and camera does
not work.
Does the battery icon
blink?
(Display goes dead after
fi ve seconds.)
If the
battery icon
blinks,
the display will go dead
after fi ve seconds, while
the lens moves out.
Replace the batteries.
Image fi le damaged.
Did you remove your CF
card while it was accessed
by the camera?
Never remove your CF
card while the green focus
lamp is blinking slowly
after exposure (about
twice per second).
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Camera does not work
properly.
Remove the batteries and replace them. If the camera
malfunctioned while it was powered by AC, pull the plug
from the camera and reinsert it. Then switch the camera
on again.
If the camera cannot be switched off, a defective CF card is
the likely cause. In this case, format your CF card externally
in a PC after loading down its data onto the computer.
