Troubleshooting

 

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

Date not appearing on

The current shooting mode is one that does not

 

 

images even when

support Print date.

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Print date is enabled.

Date cannot be imprinted on movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time zone and date

 

 

 

 

setting screen appears

Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were

 

 

when the camera is

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restored to their default values.

 

turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera settings reset.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera and

 

 

Monitor turns off, and

allow battery to cool down before resuming use.

 

 

the power-on lamp

After the lamp flashes for three minutes, the

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flashes quickly.

camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the

 

 

 

power switch also turns off the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera may become hot when used for an

 

 

Camera becomes hot.

extended period of time to shoot movies or send

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images using an Eye-Fi card, or when used in a hot

 

 

 

 

 

environment; this is not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

Technical

 

When camera is in playback mode, or setting

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Battery is exhausted.

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items or the setup menu are displayed, press the

 

Notes

No picture taken.

 

shutter-release button.

 

 

When flash lamp flashes, flash is charging.

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and

 

The subject is too close to the camera. Try

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shooting using macro mode, or Scene auto

 

Index

 

selector or Close-up scene mode.

 

Camera cannot focus.

The intended subject is one with which

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autofocus does not perform well.

 

 

 

Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.

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Turn camera off and then on again.

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Use flash.

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Increase the ISO sensitivity value.

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Enable vibration reduction or motion detection.

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E72

 

Images are blurred.

Use BSS (Best Shot Selector).

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E43

 

 

Use a tripod to stabilize the camera when

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shooting (using the self-timer at the same time is

 

 

 

 

more effective).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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