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. |
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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 |
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| • Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery |
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| with a fully charged one. |
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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 |
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| out. |
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| • Are you using the battery in a cold place? |
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| The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its |
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| operating time is reduced in |
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| • The battery may have reached the end of its service life. |
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| The battery will become unchargeable. The battery has |
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| a certain service life which varies depending on how the |
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| battery is used. If the battery operates only for a short period |
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| even when it is charged adequately, it has reached the end |
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| of its service life. |
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The remaining battery | • The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline. |
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capacity is not displayed | To ensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed |
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correctly. | correctly, use the battery completely from a |
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| state, and charge the battery again. (Remaining battery |
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| capacity may still not be displayed correctly if the battery has |
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| been used for long periods in high or low temperatures, or if |
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| the battery has been recharged a large number of times.) |
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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. |
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| • You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the |
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| subject into focus in the auto focus mode. |
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| If this is the case, focus in the manual focus mode. |
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| It may be hard to bring the subject into focus when |
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| ·· both close and distant objects are to be shot |
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| ·· shooting through a dirty window |
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| ·· shooting in a dark place |
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| ·· there are sparkling or shiny objects around the subject |
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| ·· the subject is moving fast |
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| ·· shooting a scene with minimal contrast |
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