TROUBLE SHOOTING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Problem | Possible Cause | Possible Solution | |
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| The power is not on. | Press the Power button to turn the camera | |
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| The batteries were not | See “Loading the Batteries”. | |
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The camera is not |
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| Replace with unused alkaline or fully | ||
running. |
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| Batteries are depleted. | recharged batteries (two | |
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| The battery cover is not | Close the cover correctly and securely. | |
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| The camera is in the | Slide the function switch to Capture | |
| Playback Function mode. | Function mode. | |
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| Wait until the flash finishes charging. | |
| The flash is charging. | Press the shutter button when the indicator | |
The camera is not |
| glows a steady orange. | |
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| • Obtain a new SD card and insert it. | ||
taking pictures. |
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| The SD card or internal | • Download images to your computer, and | |
| then erase them from the card to free | ||
| memory is already full. | ||
| up more space. | ||
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| • Delete unwanted files. | |
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| The SD card is not | • Format the SD card with the camera. | |
| formatted correctly. | • Ask SD card manufacturer for assistance. | |
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Picture is not clear. | The lens is dirty. | Clean the lens. | |
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Picture is too dark. | No enough light. | • Use Fill flash during night time. | |
• Use Auto flash during daytime. | |||
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| Clean the viewfinder with a soft cloth | |
| Viewfinder is dirty. | or cotton swab. See the Camera | |
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| maintenance section. | |
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The pictures are | Hands were not steady | Ensure hands are steady when taking | |
picture and remain steady one second | |||
blurred. | when taking the picture. | ||
after clicking the Shutter button. | |||
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| The picture subject was not | Keep a minimum distance of 60 inches | |
| in the focus range of the | between the subject and the camera lens | |
| camera. | to stay in the focus range of the camera. | |
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The pictures show on | The picture size is large. | Select a smaller picture size, M picture | |
the LCD very slowly. | size recommended. | ||
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The flash doesn’t fire. | The flash mode is set to | Set the flash to any other mode except | |
Off. | Off. | ||
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There is something | White balance is not | Reset the white balance feature to Auto, or | |
wrong with the color of | for the specific lighting in the surrounding | ||
properly. | |||
the photographs. | area. | ||
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