Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

A long delay

The camera

Use Focus Lock (see page 37).

occurs

needs time to

 

between

lock focus and

 

pressing the

exposure.

 

Shutter button

 

 

The scene is

• Use the flash.

and the

dark and the

• If using flash is not possible,

camera taking

a picture.

camera is

then use a tripod to keep

taking a long

 

the camera steady during

 

exposure.

 

the long exposure time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera is

It will take longer to take a

 

using a flash

picture with red-eye reduction.

 

setting with red-

The shutter is delayed because

 

eye reduction.

of the additional flashes. In

 

 

turn, make sure your subjects

 

 

wait for the additional flashes.

 

 

 

The camera

You did not

Press the Shutter button all the

does not take

press the

way down.

a picture when

Shutter button

 

I press the

hard enough.

 

Shutter button.

 

 

The internal

Transfer images from the

 

memory or the

camera to your computer, then

 

optional

format the internal memory or

 

memory card

the memory card (see

 

that is installed

pages 15 and 67). Or replace

 

is full.

the card with a new one.

 

 

 

 

The optional

With the camera turned off,

 

memory card

remove the memory card and

 

that is installed

switch the locking tab on the

 

is locked.

card to the unlocked position.

 

 

 

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