Resetting the Camera

If your camera does not respond when you press any buttons, reset the camera.1.Turn off the camera.

2.If you have an optional memory card installed, remove it to eliminate the memory card as a possible cause of the problem.

3.Remove the camera battery.

4.Press the straightened end of a paper clip into the Reset switch (the small hole located above the battery slot, as shown) until the switch is depressed, hold the switch down for three to six seconds, then remove the paper clip.

5.Reinstall the battery and close the Battery/Memory card door.

6.After verifying that the camera works without an optional memory card, reinstall the card if you removed one in Step 2.

Resetting the camera returns all settings to their factory defaults. Images stored in memory or on a memory card are retained. Date and time settings are also retained unless you removed the battery for a prolonged period of time.

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