Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or
Display, Settings and Power Supply
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| • | Camera is off. | 21 |
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | 26 |
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| • Standby mode for saving power: press the | 21, 149 |
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| • When flash lamp blinks, wait until flash has | 43 |
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Monitor is blank. |
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• Camera and computer are connected via USB | 127 |
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| • Camera and TV are connected via audio/video | 124 |
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| • When connecting to an electrical outlet using | 18 |
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| a Charging AC Adapter, the camera cannot be |
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Monitor is hard to read. | • | Adjust monitor brightness. | 144 |
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• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. | 159 |
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | 26 |
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| • Camera has turned off automatically to save | 149 |
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warning. | • | power. |
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Battery is cold. | 158 | ||||
Camera turns off without |
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• The camera turns off if the Charging AC | 18 |
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| Adapter is connected while the camera is on. | 129, | Notes | |
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| • The camera turns off if the USB cable | 127, |
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| disconnected. Reconnect the USB cable. | 133 | and | |
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| • If camera clock has not been set, “Date not | 22, 141 | |||
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| set” indicator blinks with shooting and movie |
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| recording. Pictures and movies recorded |
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Date and time of recording are |
| before clock is set are dated “00/00/0000 |
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| 00:00” or “01/01/2010 00:00” respectively. Set |
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not correct. |
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| the correct time and date from the Date |
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| option in the setup menu. |
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| • Check camera clock regularly against more | 141 |
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| accurate timepieces and reset as required. |
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No indicators displayed in | Tap Ato change the information displayed in | 10, 12 |
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monitor. | the monitor. |
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Date imprint not available. | Camera clock has not been set. | 22, 141 |
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