Troubleshooting

Section 7

Can’t turn the camera on

The batteries may not be installed or may be incorrectly installed:

Check the batteries and ensure they are oriented correctly.

The Battery / SD Card Cover may be open: Close the cover.

The batteries may be out of power: Replace the batteries.

Camera turns on but the LCD monitor is blank

The monitor may have been turned off: Press the right direction button to switch the monitor on.

The LCD monitor will not work when the camera is linked to a television: ensure the movie cable is disconnected.

Images on the monitor may be faint when viewed in bright light: Follow the instructions in Setting the LCD Brightness in Section 3 to adjust the monitor brightness.

No photo is taken when the shutter button is pressed

Pictures cannot be taken when the camera is saving the previous photo: Wait for the previous photo to be saved.

The built-in memory or installed memory card may be full: Delete some images or movie clips or insert a memory card with space.

Flash may be being charged: Wait for the flash to complete charging.

Photos are not in focus

Subjects must be at least 130 cm away for photos taken in Normal

Mode: If the subject is closer, use Portrait Mode.

Subjects must be located between 60 cm and 130 cm for photos taken in Portrait Mode: If a close-up photo is taking, use Macro Mode.

Photos are too dark

In low light conditions the flash should be used: Ensure the flash setting is set to Auto.

Subject may be beyond range of flash: Move closer to subject.

Photos are too bright

The exposure setting may be wrong. Reset the exposure to setting.

Flash may be too close to the subject: Move farther to subject.

Section 8