Troubleshooting
Notes Technical
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If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or
Display, Settings and Power Supply
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Monitor is blank | • | Camera is off. | |
| • | Battery is exhausted. | |
| • Standby mode for saving power: press the | ||
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| • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash | ||
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| • Camera and computer are connected via USB | ||
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| • Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable. | ||
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Monitor is hard to read | • | Adjust monitor brightness. | |
| • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. | ||
| • Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor | ||
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| brightens when controls are used. |
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Camera turns off without | • | Batteries are low. | |
warning | • Camera has turned off automatically to save |
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| Batteries are cold. | ||
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Date and time of recording are | • Pictures recorded before clock was set, and | ||
not correct |
| “Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting, |
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| will have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; |
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| movies will be dated “01/09/2007 00:00.” |
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| Set the correct date and time from [Date] in |
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| the setup menu. |
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| • Check camera clock regularly against more | ||
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| accurate timepieces and reset as required. |
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No indicators displayed in | [Hide info] is selected for [Photo info]. | ||
monitor | Select [Show info]. |
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[Date imprint] not available | Camera clock has not been set. | ||
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Date not appearing on pictures | • d[Sports], l[Museum] or p[Panorama | ||
even when [Date imprint] is |
| assist] is selected from the scene mode menu. | |
enabled | • Movie mode is selected. | ||
| • [Continuous], [BSS] or | ||
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| selected for [Continuous]. |
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Camera settings reset | Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were | ||
| restored to their default values. |
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