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. | 17 | |
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| • | Battery is exhausted. | 16 | |
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| • Standby mode for saving power: press the power | 129 | ||
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| • When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged. | 31 | ||
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| • Camera and computer are connected via USB cable. | 85 | ||
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| • Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable. | 84 | ||
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| • Monitor turns off during projecting. | 137 | ||
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| Monitor is hard to read. | • | Adjust monitor brightness. | 124 | |
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| • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. | 151 | ||
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| Camera turns off without | • | Battery is exhausted. | 22 | |
| warning. | • Camera has turned off automatically to save power. | 129, | ||
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| • The camera has become hot due to the heat of the | 145 | ||
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| projector. Leave the camera off until it has cooled | 154 | |
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| Battery is cold. | 150 | ||
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| Date and time of | • Pictures and movies recorded before the clock has | 18, | ||
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| been set will have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 | 121 | |
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| 00:00” for pictures and “01/01/2009 00:00” for |
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| movies. The “Date not set” indicator blinks during |
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| shooting. Set the correct time and date from the |
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| Date option in the setup menu. | 121 | |
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| • Check camera clock regularly against more accurate | |||
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No indicators displayed | Hide info is selected for Photo info. | 124 | |||
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Date imprint not | Camera clock has not been set. | 18, | |||
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| Date not appearing on | • The current shooting mode is one that does not | 125 | ||
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| Date imprint is enabled. | • Another function that does not support date imprint | 110, | ||
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| is enabled. | 125 | |
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| Camera settings reset. | Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored | 122 | ||
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