Troubleshooting

eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

Possible causes

Solutions

No power.

 

i The battery has run out.

i Load a new or fully charged battery.

 

 

 

i The AC power adapter plug has come out

i Plug the adapter back in.

 

 

 

of the power outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

i The battery is loaded backward.

i Load the battery in the correct direction.

 

 

 

i The battery cover is not closed correctly.

i Close the battery cover correctly.

 

 

 

 

Power cuts out during

The battery has run out.

 

Load a new or fully charged battery.

operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery runs out quickly.

i Camera is used in extremely cold

i Put the battery in your pocket or another

 

 

 

conditions.

 

warm place to heat it and then load it into

 

 

 

i The terminals are soiled.

the camera just before you take a picture.

 

 

 

i Wipe the battery terminals with a clean,

 

 

 

i The battery can no longer be recharged.

dry cloth.

 

 

 

i Load a new or fully charged battery.

 

 

 

No photograph is taken

i The xD-Picture Card or internal memory

i Insert a new xD-Picture Card or erase

when

pressing

the

is full.

 

some unnecessary frames.

shutter button.

 

i The xD-Picture Card or internal memory

i Format the xD-Picture Card or internal

 

 

 

is not formatted.

 

memory on the camera.

 

 

 

i The xD-Picture Card contact area is

i Wipe the xD-Picture Card contact area

 

 

 

soiled.

 

with a clean dry cloth.

 

 

 

i The xD-Picture Card is damaged.

i Insert a new xD-Picture Card.

 

 

 

i The Auto power off function has turned the

i Turn the camera on.

 

 

 

camera off.

 

 

 

 

 

i The battery has run out.

i Load a new or fully charged battery.

 

 

 

Cannot use the flash.

i The shutter button was pressed while the

i Wait until the charging is completed before

 

 

 

flash was charging.

 

pressing the shutter button.

 

 

 

i The battery has run out.

i Load a new or fully charged battery.

 

 

 

i Photography mode is set to “,”, “ÿ” or

i Change the Photography mode.

 

 

 

Ù”.

 

i Set continuous shooting to “OFF”.

 

 

 

i Continuous shooting is selected.

The flash settings are

The Photography mode is set to “AUTO”,

The flash settings are restricted because the

restricted and cannot be

,”, “.”, “©”, “Ö”, “ÿ”, “Ÿ”, “Ù” or “Õ”.

camera settings are tailored to the scene

selected.

 

 

 

being shot. Change the Photography mode

 

 

 

 

 

for a wider range of flash settings.

 

 

 

The playback image is

i The subject is too far away.

i Move to within the effective flash range

dark even though the

 

 

before taking the picture.

flash was used.

 

i Your finger was covering the flash.

i Hold the camera correctly.

 

 

 

 

The image is blurred.

i The lens is dirty.

 

i Clean the lens.

 

 

 

i You photographed scenery with Macro

i Cancel Macro mode.

 

 

 

mode selected.

 

i Select Macro mode.

 

 

 

i You took a close-up shot without selecting

 

 

 

Macro mode.

 

i Use AF/AE lock to take the picture.

 

 

 

i You are shooting a subject that is not

 

 

 

suited to autofocusing.

 

 

 

 

 

There is speckling on

The picture was taken with a slow shutter

This is a characteristic of CCDs and does

the image.

 

speed (long exposure) in a high-temperature

not indicate a camera fault.

 

 

 

environment.

 

 

 

 

 

The camera does not

i The camera volume is set too low.

i Adjust the volume.

emit any sound.

 

i The microphone was blocked during

i Take care not to block the microphone

 

 

 

shooting/recording.

 

during shooting/recording.

 

 

 

i There is something covering the speaker

i Make sure that the speaker is uncovered.

 

 

 

during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

Frame erase does not

Some frames may be protected.

Unprotect frames using the camera on

erase the frame.

 

 

 

which the protection was first applied.

The

ERASE

ALL

 

 

 

function does not erase

 

 

 

all the frames.

 

 

 

 

The COPY ALL function

The internal memory or xD-Picture Card is

Insert a new xD-Picture Card or erase

does not copy all the

full.

 

some unnecessary frames.

frames.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

Possible causes

Solutions

Screens

are

not

A language other than English is selected in

1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display

displayed in English.

the “ô

setting in the “˜” SET-

the menu.

 

 

 

UP menu (P.76).

2Press “a” or “b” to select “˜SET-UP

 

 

 

 

 

and press “c”.

 

 

 

 

 

3Press “a” or “b” to select “ô

 

 

 

 

 

4Press “c”.

 

 

 

 

 

5Press “a” or “b” to select “ENGLISH”.

 

 

 

 

 

6Press the “MENU/OK” button.

 

 

 

There is no image or

i The included A/V cable was connected

i After the movie playback mode is stopped,

sound on the TV.

 

during movie playback.

connect the camera and TV correctly.

 

 

 

i The camera is not connected to the TV

i Connect the camera and TV correctly.

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

i “TV” is selected as the TV input.

i Set the TV input to “VIDEO”.

 

 

 

i The “õ” video output setting is incorrect.

i Change the setting to “NTSC” or “PAL”

 

 

 

i The TV volume is turned down.

(P.76).

 

 

 

i Adjust the volume.

The TV image is black

The “õ” video output setting is incorrect.

Change the setting to “NTSC” or “PAL”

and white.

 

 

 

 

(P.76).

 

 

 

When connecting the

i The USB cable (included) is not correctly

i Set up the camera, and connect the USB

camera to a PC, the

connected to the PC or camera.

cable (included) correctly.

photographed image or

i The PC is not turned on.

i Turn the PC on.

playback image appears

 

 

 

on the camera’s LCD

 

 

 

monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing happens when

i Camera malfunction.

i Briefly remove the battery or disconnect

using the Mode switch.

 

 

the AC power adapter. Then reload the

 

 

 

 

 

battery or reconnect the AC power adapter

 

 

 

i The battery has run out.

and try again.

 

 

 

i Load a new or fully charged battery.

 

 

 

The camera no longer

The camera has suffered an unforeseen

Briefly remove the battery or disconnect the

works correctly.

 

problem.

 

AC power adapter. Then reload the battery

 

 

 

 

 

or reconnect the AC power adapter and try

 

 

 

 

 

again. If you think the camera is faulty,

 

 

 

 

 

contact your FUJIFILM dealer.

Cannot

print

with

®” PICTBRIDGE is not selected in “ò

Select “®” PICTBRIDGE in “ò” USB

PictBridge.

 

 

USB mode in the “˜SET-UP menu.

mode in the “˜SET-UP menu.

 

 

 

 

 

The camera

was

 

 

Perform steps 1 to 3 to remove the

connected to a

PC

 

 

camera from the PC.

when the USB mode

 

 

h Windows

was set to “®”.

 

 

 

1 The “New Hardware Found” wizard or

 

 

 

 

 

“Scanner and Camera” wizard appears. If

 

 

 

 

 

the wizard does not appear, proceed to

 

 

 

 

 

step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

2 Click the [Cancel] button.

 

 

 

 

 

3 Disconnect the camera from the PC.

 

 

 

 

 

h Macintosh

 

 

 

 

 

1 The window for locating the driver

 

 

 

 

 

appears. If the window does not appear,

 

 

 

 

 

proceed to step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

2 Click the [Cancel] button.

 

 

 

 

 

3 Disconnect the camera from the

 

 

 

 

 

Macintosh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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