When things don’t go right...

Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Possible Cause and Recommended Action

Power Supply

 

 

Power does not

1)The battery may not be loaded correctly (page 15).

 

turn on.

2)The battery may be dead. Charge the battery (page 14). If the

 

 

battery goes dead soon after being charged, it means the

 

 

battery has reached the end of its life and needs to be

 

 

replaced. Purchase a separately available CASIO NP-40

 

 

rechargeable lithium ion battery.

 

The camera

1)Auto Power Off may have activated (page 146). Turn power

 

suddenly powers

back on.

 

down.

2)The battery may be dead. Charge the battery (page 14).

 

 

3)The camera’s protection function may have activated

 

 

because camera temperature is too high. Turn off the camera

 

 

and wait until it cools down before trying to use it again.

 

 

 

 

Power will not turn

Remove the battery from the camera and then reload it.

 

off. Nothing

 

 

happens when a

 

 

button is pressed.

 

Image Recording

 

 

Image is not

1)If the camera is in the PLAY mode, press [r] (REC) to enter

 

recorded when the

the REC Mode.

 

shutter button is

2)If the flash is charging, wait until the charge operation

 

pressed.

finishes.

 

 

3)If the message “Memory Full” appears, transfer images to

 

 

your computer, delete images you no longer need, or use a

 

 

different memory card.

 

 

 

 

Auto Focus does

1)If the lens is dirty, clean it off.

 

not focus properly

2)The subject may not be in the center of the focus frame when

 

 

you compose the image.

 

 

3)The subject you are shooting may not be a type that is

 

 

compatible with Auto Focus (page 28). Use manual focus

 

 

(page 65).

 

 

4)You may be moving the camera when shooting. Try shooting

 

 

with Anti Shake or use a tripod.

 

 

5)You may be pressing the shutter button all the way without

 

 

waiting for Auto Focus. Half-press the shutter button and

 

 

allow enough time for Auto Focus to focus.

 

 

 

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