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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| • | Camera is off. | 19 |
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | 24 |
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| • Standby mode for saving power: press the power | 13, 19 | |
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| switch or the |
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| Monitor is blank. | • When flash lamp blinks red, flash is charging. Wait | 33 | |
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| • Camera is connected to computer via USB cable. | 80 | |
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| • Camera and TV are connected via audio/video cable. | 79 | |
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| • The camera cannot be turned on while connected to | 16 | |
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| an electrical outlet via the Charging AC Adapter. |
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| Monitor is hard to | • | Adjust monitor brightness. | 123 |
| read. | • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. | 140 | |
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | 24 |
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| • Camera has turned off automatically to save power. | 128 | |
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| • | Battery is cold. | 141 |
| Camera turns off | • The camera turns off if it is connected to the Charging | 16 | |
| without warning. |
| AC Adapter while it is turned on. |
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| • The camera turns off if the USB cable is disconnected | 81, 82, 86 | |
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| while the camera is connected to a computer or |
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| printer. Connect the USB cable again. |
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Technical | Date and time of |
| stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies will be dated | 20, 120 |
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| • Pictures recorded while the clock is not set (“Date not | ||
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| set” indicator blinks during shooting) will have a time |
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Notes | correct. |
| “01/01/09 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using |
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| recording are not |
| Date in the setup menu. Set the correct date and |
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| time using Date in the setup menu. |
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| • Check camera clock regularly against more accurate | 120 | |
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| timepieces and reset as required. |
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| No information | Hide info is selected for Photo info of the Monitor | 123 | |
| displayed in monitor. | settings option in the setup menu. | ||
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| Date imprint not | Date has not been set. | 20, 120 | |
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| Date not appearing |
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| on pictures even | A shooting mode that does not support date imprint is | 124 | |
| when Date imprint is | selected. |
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| enabled. |
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