Symptom

 

 

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Main switch is set to

Set the Main switch to

 

(

 

).

(A)

The shutter does not

L

 

 

 

 

The subject is not

Press the Shutter button

release.

focused. (The in-focus

again halfway. If the

 

 

indicator is blinking in

subject still cannot be

 

the viewfinder.

focused, refer to

 

 

 

 

“Difficult Subjects for

 

 

 

 

Autofocus” in Chapter 8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PC Card is full

Replace the PC Card or

 

 

 

 

delete some images

 

 

 

 

 

 

No PC Card in camera

Insert a PC Card

 

 

 

 

 

bc “ blinks in the

The camera has

Remove the battery from

Top LCD panel.

undergone some type of

the camera and reload it.

 

malfunction.

If the blinking “ bc

 

 

 

 

indicator disappears, the

 

 

 

 

camera will operate

 

 

 

 

normally.

 

 

 

 

If the “ bc “ indicator

 

 

 

 

does not stop blinking

 

 

 

 

after repeating the above

 

 

 

 

operation several times,

 

 

 

 

there is a malfunction in

 

 

 

 

the camera. Take the

 

 

 

 

camera to your service

 

 

 

 

representative.

 

 

 

 

 

The Frames

The PC Card is full

Insert a different PC

Remaining indicator

 

 

 

Card or delete some

on the Back LCD

 

 

 

images from the PC

panel reads 0.

 

 

 

Card.

 

 

 

 

 

The battery icon on

Battery is low

Recharge the battery,

the back LCD panel

 

 

 

replace it with a freshly

shows that the battery

 

 

 

charged battery, or, if

is low.

 

 

 

working indoors, connect

 

 

 

 

the AC adaptor.

 

 

 

 

 

Exposed a burst of

It takes time to save a

Wait a few seconds.

images and the Card

burst of images.

 

icon continues to

 

 

 

 

flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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