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I can’t use the flash to take
pictures.
The flash will not charge.
The playback image is too dark
even though I used the flash.
The image is blurred.
I cannot format the
SmartMedia.
I cannot erase all the frames.
Nothing happens when I use
the camera buttons and
switches.
No image appears when I
press the, “DISP” button.
• The shutter button was pressed when the
viewfinder indicator was blinking orange.
• No compatible SmartMedia is loaded.
• The camera is set to Suppres-sed Flash mode.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The subject is too far away.
• Your finger is covering the flash.
• The lens is soiled.
• Macro photography was used to photograph
scenery.
• The SmartMedia is write-protected.
• The frame is protected.
• Camera malfunction.
• The Mode Swich has been moved to another
setting.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The Mode Swich is set incorrectly.
• Wait until the flash has finished charging before
pressing the shutter button.
• Load a new SmartMedia, erase a frame, or
remove the write-protection.
• Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
Forced Flash or Night Scene.
• Load new batteries.
• Move closer to the subject.
• Hold the camera correctly.
• Clean the lens.
• Cancel Macro photography.
• Remove the write-protection.
(Peel off the write-protect sticker.)
• Remove the frame protection.
• Remove the battery, re-insert them and try
again.
• Move the Mode Swich to the correct setting.
• Load new batteries.
• Move the Mode Swich to the correct setting.
Problem Cause Remedy
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Troubleshooting eBefore you decide the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
No power
Power cuts out during
operation.
Battery runs out quickly.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button is
pressed.
I can’t use the flash to take
pictures.
• Load a new battery.
• Plug the adapter back in.
• Load new batteries.
• Put the battery in your pocket or another
warm place to heat it and then load it into the
camera just before you take a picture.
• Wipe the battery terminals with a clean, dry
cloth.
• Load a new battery.
• Open the lens cover.
• Load a SmartMedia.
• Erase some images or use a SmartMedia that
has ample free space.
• Remove the write-protection.
• Format the SmartMedia.
• Wipe the SmartMedia contact area with a
clean dry cloth.
• Load a new SmartMedia.
• Switch the camera on.
• Load new batteries.
• Set the Mode Swich to the correct setting.
• Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
Forced Flash or Night Scene.
Problem Cause Remedy
• The battery is exhausted.
• The AC power adapter plug has come out of
the power outlet.
• The battery is exhausted.
• You are using the camera in extremely cold
conditions.
• The terminals are soiled.
• The batteries are flat.
• The lens cover is not open.
• No SmartMedia is loaded.
• The SmartMedia is fully recorded.
• The SmartMedia is write-protected.
• The SmartMedia is not formatted.
• The SmartMedia contact area is soiled.
• The SmartMedia is damaged.
• The Auto Power Off function has switched the
camera off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The Mode Swich has been moved to another
setting.
• The flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode.