Troubleshooting
Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or
Shooting
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| No picture taken when shutter- | • When camera is in playback mode, press the | |||
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| • When menus are displayed, press d. | |||
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | ||
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| • When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging. | |||
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| Camera cannot focus. | • The intended subject is one with which | |||
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| autofocus does not perform well. |
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| • Set [AF assist] in the setup menu to [Auto]. | |||
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| • Focus error. Turn camera off and then on | |||
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| Pictures are blurred. | • | Use flash. | ||
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| • | Use vibration reduction. | ||
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| • | Use D. | ||
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| • Use tripod and | |||
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| Bright specks appear in | Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash | |||
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| Flash does not fire. | • | Flash is off. | ||
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| • Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash | |||
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| • Movie mode (other than | 48 | ||
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| movie]) is selected. |
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Optical zoom cannot be used. | Optical zoom cannot be used while recording | ||||
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