Troubleshooting (continued)

Problem

Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

Battery pack

Battery pack capacity

• Replace the battery pack with a new one.

consumed

reduced because of disuse

 

 

quickly

for one year or more after

 

 

 

being fully charged

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery life exceeded

• Replace the battery pack with a new one.

 

 

 

Battery pack

The camera's power is on.

• Turn off the camera's power.

will not charge

 

 

Battery life exceeded

• Replace the battery pack with a new one.

 

 

 

 

Poor contact between camera

• Clean the battery terminals with a clean dry cloth.

 

and compact power adapter

• Plug the compact power adapter's DC plug more firmly

 

 

into the camera's DC IN terminal.

 

 

• Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter

 

 

and insert its plug firmly into the power outlet.

 

 

 

Image is

Camera moved

• Be careful not to move the camera when pressing the

blurred or out

 

shutter button.

 

of focus

 

• Use a tripod at slow shutter speeds when the camera

 

 

shake warning

appears.

 

 

 

 

Autofocus function

• Be careful not to block the AF-assist Beam with your

 

hampered by obstruction to

finger or other items.

 

AF-assist Beam

 

 

 

 

 

 

AF-assist Beam is set to off

• Set the AF-assist Beam to [On].

 

 

See Rec. Menu (p. 158)

 

 

 

 

Subject out of focal range

• Ensure that there is at least 50 cm (1.6 ft.) between the

 

 

camera lens and subject.

 

 

• Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups between 5 and

 

 

50 cm (0.16 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 15

 

 

and 50 cm (0.49 and 1.6 ft.) at maximum telephoto.

 

 

 

Subject in

Insufficient light for shooting

• Set the built-in flash to on.

recorded

 

• Use a high-output externally mounted flash.

image is too

 

 

Subject dark in comparison

• Set the exposure compensation to a positive (+) setting.

dark

to the background

• Use the AE lock or spot metering function.

 

 

See Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) (p. 97) and

 

 

Switching between Light Metering Modes (p. 83)

 

 

 

 

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