Troubleshooting (continued)

Problem

Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

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 finger

 

hampered by obstruction to

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 is hard to focus on

Use the focus lock or the manual focus to shoot the image.

 

 

See Shooting Problem Subjects for the Autofocus

 

 

(p. 105)

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

Subject in

Subject too far for flash to

• To use the built-in flash, shoot within 70 cm to 5 m (2.3 to 16.5

recorded

reach

ft.) of the subject at the maximum wide angle and within 70

image is too

 

cm to 4 m (2.3 to 13.1 ft.) at the maximum telephoto setting.

dark

 

• Use an externally mounted flash with a large output.

 

 

• Raise the ISO sensitivity and then shoot. See Changing

 

 

the ISO speed (p. 92)

 

 

 

 

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