Troubleshooting

 

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

The camera is off.

21

 

 

Battery is exhausted.

20

 

 

Standby mode for saving power. Press the

21

 

 

 

power switch, shutter-release button, A

 

 

 

 

button, c button, or b(emovie-record)

 

 

Monitor is blank.

button.

 

 

When flash lamp flashes, wait until flash has

53

 

 

 

 

charged.

 

 

 

The camera and computer are connected via

72, 75

 

 

USB cable.

72, E17

 

 

The camera and TV are connected via audio/

 

 

 

video cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read.

Adjust monitor brightness.

86, E53

 

Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

F6

 

 

 

 

If the camera clock has not been set, “Date

22, E50

 

 

 

not set” indicator flashes with shooting and

 

 

 

 

movie recording. Images and movies

 

 

 

 

recorded before clock is set are dated “00/

 

 

 

 

00/0000 00:00” or “01/01/2012 00:00”

 

 

Date and time of recording

 

respectively. Set the correct time and date

 

 

 

from the Time zone and date option in the

 

 

are not correct.

 

 

 

 

setup menu.

 

 

 

23, E50

 

 

The camera clock is not as accurate as

Technical

 

 

ordinary watches or clocks. Periodically

 

 

 

compare the time of the camera clock with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that of a more accurate timepieces and reset

 

 

 

 

as required.

 

Notes

No indicators displayed in

Hide info is selected for Photo info in

86, E53

monitor.

Monitor settings in the setup menu.

 

 

 

and

Print date not available.

The camera clock has not been set.

22, 86,

E50

Index

 

 

 

Date not appearing on

The current shooting mode is one that does

86, E55

 

 

images even when Print

not support Print date.

 

date is enabled.

The date cannot be imprinted on movies.

 

 

Screen for setting time

 

 

 

 

zone and date is displayed

Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were

 

 

when the camera is turned

22, 23

 

restored to their default values.

 

on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera settings reset.

 

 

 

 

 

Battery temperature is high. Turn off the

 

 

Monitor turns off, and the

camera and allow battery to cool down before

 

 

resuming use. After the lamp flashes for three

 

 

power-on lamp flashes

21

 

minutes, the camera will turn off automatically.

 

rapidly.

 

 

Pressing the power switch also turns off the

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera.

 

F8

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