TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Cannot turn on the camera. | Batteries were not installed correctly. | Install batteries correctly using the direction | |
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| indicators indicators on the edge of the top | |
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| of the battery compartment. | |
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| Batteries are dead or weak. | Replace batteries. | |
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| Battery compartment door was not | Close the battery compartment properly. | |
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The camera/buttons do not | The camera needs to be reset. | Press the reset button on the back of the | |
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| camera with a pointed object such as a | |
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| pen, then power the camera off then on. | |
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The camera turns off during | The batteries are drained of power. | Replace the batteries with new ones. | |
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The Auto time off setting is too short. | Your camera comes with an Auto Time | ||
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| Off setting, so if the camera is inactive | |
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| for a certain amount of time, it powers off | |
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| to conserve battery power. Please refer | |
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| set your time limit. | |
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PICTURES/VIDEO CLIPS |
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Picture/Video clip has poor image quality.
Poor Lighting. | Increase the lighting in the surrounding |
| area when taking picture and video clips. |
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Lens is dirty. | Clean the lens with a soft cloth. See |
| the Camera Maintenance section. |
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Subject too close. | Stand at least 20 in. (50cm) for the |
| Distant Mode away from the subject. |
| And at Macro Mode stand 4 in. (10cm) |
| away from the subject. |
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TAKING PICTURES
Flash picture taken is too light. | Subject is too close. | Move the subject further away from the |
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| The flash is not needed. | Change the camera setting to Auto |
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| Flash. See p.13. |
| Lighting condition is too bright. | Decrease exposure compensation. See |
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Flash Picture taken is too dark. | The subject is too far away for the | Move the subject closer to the camera, |
| flash to be affective. | or move the camera closer to the |
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| Flash is not on. | Turn the flash On. |
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| The subject is in front of a bright light. | Change the subject's position. |
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| Lighting condition is too dark. | Increase the exposure compensation. |
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Flash did not work. | There was sufficient flash for the | This is normal as your cameras |
| picture and the flash did not fire. This | electronic light sensor is programmed to |
| happens when the camera is set to | only fire the flash when needed. |
| Auto Flash. |
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| Camera’s flash has been turned off. | Turn the flash to Auto flash. |
| Flash did not charge. | Verify that the Ready LED has stopped |
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| blinking before taking a picture. |
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