Message

Possible cause

Solution

 

UNABLE TO

The camera

z Use Focus Lock

FOCUS

cannot find focus

(page 25). Point at a

 

in MACRO

part of the scene that is

 

mode, possibly

brighter.

 

 

due low contrast.

z Make sure the camera is

 

 

within the range of

 

 

MACRO

focus

 

 

(page 36).

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT -

The scene is too

z Add an external light

UNABLE TO

dark and the

source.

 

FOCUS

camera cannot

z Use Focus Lock

 

focus.

(page 25). Point at a

 

 

part of the scene that is

 

 

brighter.

 

 

 

z Make sure the Focus

 

 

Assist light is set to Auto

 

 

(page 85).

 

 

 

 

 

The light is low

Use the flash (page 32), or

 

and the image is

use a tripod.

 

(camera shake

likely to be

 

 

blurry due to the

 

 

warning)

 

 

long exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

ERROR SAVING

Memory card

z Check to see if the tab on

IMAGE

was half-locked

the edge of the memory

 

or was removed

card is fully in the

 

before the

unlocked position.

 

camera finished

z Always wait until the

 

writing to the

Power/Memory light

 

card.

returns to green before

 

 

removing the card from

 

 

the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

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