TROUBLESHOOTING

APPENDIX

This section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or damage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact a Minolta service facility listed on the back cover of this manual.

Problem

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

The battery is dead.

Recharge the battery (p. 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The auto-power-off func-

Turn the camera on using the

 

 

tion has shut down the

 

Nothing dis-

main switch.

The camera

camera.

played on the

 

will not work.

 

 

the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AC adapter is not

Check that the adapter is con-

 

 

nected to the camera and a

 

 

connected properly.

 

 

live electrical outlet (p. 15).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The memory card is full

Insert a new memory card (p.

 

“000” is dis-

and unable to store an

16), delete some images (p.

 

played on the

image at the image-quali-

58), or change the image-qual-

 

frame counter.

ty or image-size setting

ity or image-size setting (p.

 

 

on the camera.

28).

Shutter will

 

 

 

No-card warn-

 

 

not release.

ing appears

No memory card in the

Insert a memory card (p.16).

 

on the moni-

camera.

 

 

 

tor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card-locked

 

 

 

warning

Memory card is locked.

Unlock the memory card using

 

appears on

the write-protect switch (p.17).

 

 

 

the monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the subject is within

 

 

Subject is too close.

the autofocus range of 25cm

 

Focus signal

 

(0.8ft.) to infinity.

 

is red and the

 

 

 

viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator lamp

 

 

 

is green and

A special situation is pre-

 

 

blinking quick-

Use the focus-lock function to

 

venting the autofocus

 

ly.

focus on an object at the same

Pictures are

system from focusing

 

distance as the subject (p. 24).

not sharp.

 

(p.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are

Slow shutter speeds

 

 

taken indoors

 

 

result in blurred images

Use a tripod or the built-in flash

 

or in low-light

 

when the camera is

(p. 26).

 

situations with-

 

hand-held.

 

 

out flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only one pic-

 

 

 

ture can be

 

 

Change the image-quality set-

taken with

The image quality is set to super fine.

ting (p. 28).

continuous

 

 

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

While using

The subject is beyond the flash range:

 

flash, the pic-

wide-angle position - 0.25m ~ 3.2m (0.8 ft.

Move closer to the subject.

tures are too

~ 10.5 ft.), telephoto position - 0.25m ~

 

dark.

2.5m (0.8 ft. ~ 8.2ft.)(p. 27).

 

 

 

 

 

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