Problem

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

The camera

There is an

This is normal.

has a rattling

electronic

 

noise when I

component that

 

shake it.

senses the

 

 

orientation of

 

 

the camera

 

 

when you take

 

 

pictures. This

 

 

component

 

 

uses a small

 

 

ball inside a

 

 

metal fixture

 

 

and will rattle

 

 

when shaken.

 

 

 

 

The camera

You are using

This is normal. However, if

gets warm

the HP AC

anything seems out of the

(or even hot)

power adapter

ordinary, turn off the camera,

to the touch.

to power the

unplug the camera from the

 

camera or to

HP AC power adapter, and allow

 

charge the

the camera to cool. Then examine

 

battery in the

the camera and the battery for

 

camera, or you

signs of possible damage.

 

have been

 

 

using the

 

 

camera for a

 

 

prolonged

 

 

period of time

 

 

(15 minutes or

 

 

longer).

 

 

 

 

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HP R717 manual HP AC power adapter, and allow

R717 specifications

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