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Troubleshooting Possible causes Solutions
Troubleshooting eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
No power.
Power cuts out during
operation.
Batteries run out quickly.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button
is pressed.
Cannot use the flash.
Cannot pop up the
flash.
The flash settings are
restricted and cannot be
selected.
The playback image is
dark even though the
flash was used.
The image is blurred.
There is speckling on
the image.
iThe batteries have run out.
iThe AC power adapter plug has come out
of the power outlet.
iThe batteries are loaded backwards.
iThe battery cover is not closed correctly.
iThe camera has been left for a long period
with batteries and AC power adapter
removed.
The batteries have run out.
iCamera is being used in extremely cold
conditions.
iThe terminals are soiled.
iThe batteries can no longer be recharged.
iThe rechargeable batteries (if used) have
become deactivated, or the battery
capacity has diminished due to the
memory effect.
iNo xD-Picture Card is inserted.
iThe xD-Picture Card is full.
iThe xD-Picture Card is not formatted.
iThe xD-Picture Card contact area is
soiled.
iThe xD-Picture Card is damaged.
iThe Auto power off function has turned the
camera off.
iThe batteries have run out.
iThe shutter button was pressed while the
flash was charging.
iThe batteries have run out.
iPhotography mode is set to “À” or “,”.
iContinuous shooting is selected.
iThe flash is set to “v” Suppressed flash
mode.
iThe flash is set to “v” Suppressed flash
mode.
iThe shooting condition is bright enough
not to need flash.
The Photography mode is set to “B”,
”, “À”, “,”, “/”, “M”, “<” or “>”.
iThe subject is too far away.
iYour finger was covering the flash.
iThe lens is dirty.
iYou photographed scenery with Macro
mode selected.
iYou took a close-up shot without selecting
Macro mode.
iYou are shooting a subject that is not
suited to autofocusing.
The picture was taken with a slow shutter
speed (long exposure) in a high-temperature
environment.
iLoad new or fully charged batteries.
iPlug the adapter back in.
iLoad the batteries in the correct direction.
iClose the battery cover correctly.
iLoad the batteries or connect the AC
power adapter, and wait a short time
before turning the camera on.
Load new or fully charged batteries.
iPut the batteries in your pocket or another
warm place to heat them and then load
them into the camera just before you take
a picture.
iWipe the battery terminals with a clean,
dry cloth.
iLoad new or fully charged batteries.
iUse the rechargeable battery discharging
function to restore the rechargeable
batteries to full capacity.
iInsert an xD-Picture Card.
iInsert a new xD-Picture Card or erase
some unwanted frames.
iFormat the xD-Picture Card on the
camera.
iWipe the xD-Picture Card contact area
with a clean dry cloth.
iInsert a new xD-Picture Card.
iTurn the camera on.
iLoad new or fully charged batteries.
iWait until the charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
iLoad new or fully charged batteries.
iChange the Photography mode.
iSet continuous shooting to “OFF”.
iSet to another flash mode excluding the
v” Suppressed flash mode.
iSet to another flash mode excluding the
v” Suppressed flash mode.
iSet to “d” Forced flash mode when you
want to take pictures with flash.
The flash settings are restricted because the
camera settings are tailored to the scene
being shot. Change the Photography mode
for a wider range of flash settings.
iMove to within the effective flash range
before taking the picture.
iHold the camera correctly.
iClean the lens.
iCancel Macro mode.
iSelect Macro mode.
iUse AF/AE lock or “MF” Manual focus
mode to take the picture.
This is a characteristic of CCDs and does
not indicate a camera fault.
Warning Displays
Warning Displayed Explanation Remedy
An attempt was made to show 5,000 or
more images by date sorting.
No more than 4,999 images can be shown by
date sorting.
iA protected file was encountered.
iAn attempt was made to add a voice
memo to protected file.
iAn attempt was made to rotate a
protected file.
iProtected files cannot be erased. Remove the
protection.
iProtected files cannot be added to voice
memos. Remove the protection.
iProtected files cannot be rotated. Remove the
protection.
iThe voice memo file is faulty.
iCamera fault.
iThe voice memo cannot be played back.
iContact your FUJIFILM dealer.
iAn attempt was made to trim an image
shot using a camera other than FinePix
S5200 / FinePix S5600.
iThe image is damaged.
The image cannot be trimmed.
Prints were specified for 1000 or more
frames in the DPOF frame settings.
The maximum number of frames for which prints
can be specified on the same xD-Picture Card is
999.
Copy the images for which you want to order
prints onto another xD-Picture Card and then
specify the DPOF settings.
TOO MANY FRAMES
tERROR
CAN NOT TRIM
`CAN NOT TRIM
CAN NOT TRIM
DPOF FILE ERROR
PROTECTED FRAME
An attempt was made to trim a 0.3M image
or an image shot with the RAW setting.
The image cannot be trimmed.
An attempt was made to specify DPOF
settings for an image that is not supported
by DPOF.
DPOF printing cannot be used with this image
format.
CAN NOT SET DPOF
CAN NOT SET DPOF
rCAN NOT SET DPOF
Displayed for PictBridge. This message appears when printing is performed
from a FUJIFILM printer that supports PictBridge.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for the printer for
details.
The camera is not connected to a PC or
printer.
iCheck that the USB cable (mini-B) is connected
correctly.
iCheck that your printer is turned on.
Displayed for PictBridge. iCheck that the printer is not out of paper or out
of ink.
iTurn the printer off briefly and then turn it back
on.
iRefer to the user manual supplied with your
printer.
Displayed for PictBridge. Check that the printer is not out of paper or out of
ink. Printing automatically restarts when the error
is cleared. If the message still appears after
checking, press the “MENU/OK” button to restart
printing.
Displayed for PictBridge. iRefer to the user manual for the printer being
used and check whether the printer supports the
JFIF-JPEG or Exif-JPEG image format. If not,
the printer cannot print the images.
iMovie and CCD-RAW images cannot be
printed.
iWas the image data photographed using
FinePix S5200 / FinePix S5600?
You may not be able to print some images
photographed on other cameras.
COMMUNICATION
ERROR
PRINTER ERROR
PRINTER ERROR
RESUME?
CANNOT BE PRINTED
uPRINTING
An attempt was made to rotate a movie. These images cannot be rotated by image
formats.
rCAN NOT ROTATE