Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or
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Monitor is blank | • | Camera is off. | 20 |
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| • | Battery exhausted. | 20 |
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| • Standby mode for saving power: press the | 15, 24 |
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| • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has | 31 |
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| charged. |
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| • Camera and computer are connected via USB | 60 |
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| cable. |
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| • Camera and TV are connected via AV cable. | 58 |
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Monitor is hard to read | • | Adjust monitor brightness. | 92 |
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| • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. | 114 |
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Camera turns off without | • | Battery exhausted. | 20 |
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warning | • Camera has turned off automatically to save | 99 |
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| Battery is cold. | 113 |
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Date and time of recording are | • Pictures taken while the clock is not set will | 16 |
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not correct |
| have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00” |
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| movies will be dated “01/ 01/2010 00:00”. (The |
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| “Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting |
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| to indicate the clock is not set.) Set the correct |
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| accurate timepieces and reset as required. |
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| date and time using Date in the setup menu. |
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| • Check camera clock regularly against more | 89 |
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No indicators displayed in | Hide info is selected for Photo info. | 92 | ||
monitor | Select Show info. |
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Date imprint not available | Camera clock has not been set. | 16, 89 |
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Date not appearing on pictures | Date imprint is disabled in the following |
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enabled | • When the scene mode is set to Panorama | 42 |
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| Movies | 55 |
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Camera settings reset | The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were | 90 |
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| restored to their default values. |
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