When the power is turned on

"Card locked!" message appears.

The SD memory card's write protect tab is set to "Write protect".

zWhen recording to, erasing from or formatting the memory card, slide the tab upward (p. 87).

The Date/Time menu appears.

The lithium coin battery zReplace it (p. 89). charge is low.

LCD monitor

The display darkens.

The image in the LCD

zThis is a normal occurrence in

monitor will darken in

devices containing CCDs and does

strong sunlight or bright

not constitute a malfunction. (This

light.

image will not be recorded when

 

shooting still photos, but it will be

 

recorded when shooting movies.)

Display flickers.

 

Display flickers when

zThis is not a camera malfunction.

shot under fluorescent

(Flickering is recorded in movies, but

lighting.

not in still images.)

A bar of light (red, purple) appears on the LCD monitor.

Subject is too bright. zThis is a normal occurrence in devices containing CCDs and does not constitute a malfunction. This bar of light will not be recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be recorded when shooting movies.

appears.

 

A slow shutter speed has

zRaise the ISO speed, set the flash to

 

likely been selected

anything other than

 

(Flash off),

 

because of insufficient

or affix the camera to a tripod to

 

lighting.

shoot (Basic Guide p. 8).

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