Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

 

Q

 

 

• Camera is in playback mode.

 

 

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• Batteries are exhausted.

 

 

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• Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging.

 

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No picture is taken

• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.

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when shutter-

• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in

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release button is

monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your

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pressed

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor:

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insufficient memory to record picture at current Image

 

 

 

mode setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Flash is off.

 

 

 

 

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Pictures are too dark

• Flash window is blocked.

 

 

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(underexposed)

• Subject is outside range of flash.

 

 

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• Exposure compensation is too low.

 

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Pictures are too

• Exposure compensation is too high.

 

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bright (overexposed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are out of

• Subject was not in focus area

when

shutter-release

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button was pressed halfway.

 

 

 

 

focus

 

 

 

 

• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.

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• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera

 

 

 

shake can be reduced by:

 

 

 

 

Pictures are blurred

ŠUsing the flash

 

 

 

 

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ŠUsing the Best Shot Selector (BSS)

 

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ŠUsing the self-timer with a tripod

 

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Randomly-spaced

• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

 

 

ŠUsing the flash

 

 

 

 

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bright pixels

 

 

 

 

 

Š m(night portrait assist) mode is selected or EDUSK/

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(“noise”) appear in

 

DAWN or FNIGHT LANDSCAPE is selected in e

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image

 

(scene) mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors are unnatural

• White balance does not match light source.

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Color options is not set to Standard color.

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Technical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically

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when;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ŠThe mode dial

is

set to

N(landscape assist),

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Flash does not fire

j (sports assist),

or

W(movie), or

to e (scene)

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Notes

mode with any of DSUNSET, EDUSK/DAWN,

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F NIGHT

LANDSCAPE,

G MUSEUM,

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HFIREWORKS SHOW, or

ICOPY selected in

 

 

 

scene menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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