264Troubleshooting
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Appendix
We recommend checking the following items before contacting a service center.
Problem | Cause | Remedy | |
The camera | The battery is not | Check if a battery is installed. If not, install a | |
installed | charged battery. | ||
does not turn | |||
The battery power | Replace with a charged battery or use the | ||
on | is low | AC adapter | |
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| The lens aperture | Set the lens aperture ring to the s position | |
| (p.84) or select [Permitted] in [36. Using | ||
| ring setting is other | ||
| than the s position | aperture ring] in the [A Custom Setting] | |
The shutter | menu (p.251). | ||
The flash is | Wait until charging is finished. | ||
does not | |||
charging | |||
release |
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There is no available | Insert an SD Memory Card with available | ||
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| space on the SD | space or delete unwanted images. (p.40, | |
| Memory Card | p.70) | |
| Recording | Wait until recording is finished. | |
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| Autofocus cannot focus well on subjects that | |
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| have low contrast (the sky, white walls), dark | |
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| colors, intricate designs, | |
| The subject is | or scenery shot through a window or a | |
| pattern. Lock focus on another object located at | ||
| difficult to focus on | ||
| the same distance as your subject (press the | ||
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| shutter release button halfway), then aim at | |
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| target and press the shutter release button fully. | |
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| Alternatively, use manual focus. (p.110) | |
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| Position the subject in the focus frame in the | |
| The subject is not | middle of the viewfinder. If the subject is | |
| outside the focusing area, aim the camera | ||
The | in the focusing | at the subject and lock the focus (press the | |
area | shutter release button halfway), then | ||
Autofocus | |||
| compose a picture and press the shutter | ||
does not work |
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| release button fully. | ||
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| The subject is too | Move away from the subject and take a | |
| close | picture. | |
| The focus mode is | Set the focus mode lever to l (Single | |
| set to \ | mode). (p.104) | |
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| Autofocus is not locked (focus lock) when | |
| The focus mode is | the focus mode is set to k. The camera | |
| will continue focusing on the subject while | ||
| set to k | the shutter release button is pressed | |
| (Continuous mode) | halfway. If there is a subject that you wish to | |
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| focus on, slide the focus mode lever to l | |
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| and use the focus lock. |