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Troubleshooting
Electronically Controlled CamerasIn 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
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| No picture taken when shutter- | • When camera is in playback mode, press the | ||
| release button is pressed. |
| shooting mode button. |
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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 D. | |
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| • Use tripod and | ||
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Technical | Bright specks appear in | Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash | ||
pictures taken with flash. | • Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash | 32 | ||
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Notes | Flash does not fire. | • | Flash is off. | |
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| selected for Continuous. |
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| Optical zoom cannot be used. | Optical zoom cannot be used while recording | ||
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