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Troubleshooting
First, try out the following procedures (P122–129).
•The battery is exhausted. Charge the battery.
•If you leave the camera on, the battery will be exhausted.
>Turn the camera off frequently by using the [Sleep Mode] etc. (P37)
•Is the mode set to [Rec] Mode? (P20)
•Is there any memory remaining on the built-in memory or the card?
>Delete the pictures which are not necessary to increase the available memory. (P32)
•The picture can become whitish if there is dirt e.g. fingerprints on the lens.
>If the lens is dirty, turn on the camera, eject the le ns barr el an d gen tly wipe th e len s sur face
with a soft dry cloth.
>Check that the exposure is correctly compensated. (P78)
>Set [Burst] (P80) of the [Rec] Mode menu to [OFF].
•Has [Hi-SpeedBurst] (P58) or [Flash Burst] (P59) in Scene Mode been set?
•The focus range varies depending on the Recording Mode.
>Set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject.
•The subject is beyond the focus range of the camera. (P25)
•There is camera shake (jitter) or the subject is moving slightly. (P24)
If the problem is not resolved, it may be improved by selecting [Reset]
(P38)
on the
[Setup] menu.

Battery and power source

The camera cannot be operated even when it is turned on.
The camera turns off immediately after it is turned on.

Recording

The picture cannot be recorded.
The recorded picture is whitish.
The recorded picture is too bright or dark.
Multiple pictures are taken at one time.
The subject is not focused properly.