Before calling for service

Power supply

There’s no power.

• Make sure the battery and AC adaptor are connected

(Page 21 of Vol. 1)

 

properly. Check the connections again.

 

Power goes off as soon

• The battery may have run out.

(Page 20 of Vol. 1)

as it is turned on.

• If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears, the battery has run out.

 

 

• Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery

 

 

with a fully charged one.

 

Battery

The battery runs down

• Make sure the battery is fully charged.

(Page 20 of Vol. 1)

quickly.

Keep charging until the AC adaptor’s CHARGE lamp goes

 

 

 

out.

 

 

 

• Are you using the battery in a cold place?

 

 

 

The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its

 

 

 

operating time is reduced in low-temperatures.

 

 

 

• The battery may have reached the end of its service life.

 

 

 

The battery will become unchargeable. The battery has

 

 

 

a certain service life which varies depending on how the

 

 

 

battery is used. If the battery operates only for a short period

 

 

 

even when it is charged adequately, it has reached the end

 

 

 

of its service life.

 

 

The remaining battery

• The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline.

 

 

capacity is not displayed

To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed

 

 

correctly.

correctly, use the battery completely from a fully-charged

 

 

 

state, and charge the battery again. (Remaining battery

 

 

 

capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has

 

 

 

been used for long periods in high or low temperatures, or if

 

 

 

the battery has been recharged a large number of times.)

 

 

Shooting

Cannot start shooting.

• Make sure the POWER/MODE switch is ON.

(Page 25 of Vol. 1)

Cannot focus

• You can focus automatically when the auto focus mode is

(Page 28)

automatically.

selected.

 

 

 

• You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the

 

 

 

subject into focus in the auto focus mode.

 

 

 

If this is the case, focus in the manual focus mode.

 

 

 

It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when

 

 

 

·· both close and distant objects are to be shot

 

 

 

·· shooting through a dirty window

 

 

 

·· shooting in a dark place

 

 

 

·· there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject

 

 

 

·· the subject is moving fast

 

 

 

·· shooting a scene with minimal contrast

 

 

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