196Troubleshooting

6 Appendix

We recommend checking the following items before contacting a service center.

Problem

Cause

Remedy

 

Batteries are not

Check if batteries are installed. If not, install

 

installed

batteries.

Camera does

Batteries are not

Check orientation of batteries.

Re-insert batteries according to the +-

not turn on

installed properly

symbols. (p.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery power is low

Replace with a charged battery set or use the

 

 

AC adapter. (p.28)

 

The lens aperture

Set the lens aperture ring to the sposition

 

(p.139) or select [Permitted] in [Using

 

ring setting is other

 

aperture ring] in the [ACustom Setting]

 

than the sposition

 

menu (p.188).

The shutter

 

 

 

Flash is charging

Wait until charging is finished.

does not release

 

No available space on

Insert SD Memory Card with available space or

 

SD Memory Card

delete unwanted images. (p.29, p.79)

 

Recording

Wait until recording is finished.

 

 

 

 

 

Autofocus cannot focus well on subjects that

 

 

have low contrast (the sky, white walls), dark

 

 

colors, intricate designs, are moving quickly

 

Subject is difficult to

or scenery shot through a window or a net-

 

focus on

like pattern. Lock focus on another object

 

located at same distance (press shutter

 

 

 

 

release button halfway), then aim at target

 

 

and press shutter release button fully.

 

 

Alternatively, use manual focus. (p.132)

 

 

Position subject in focus frame in middle of

 

Subject is not in

viewfinder. If the subject is outside the

 

focusing area, aim the camera at the subject

The Autofocus

focusing area

and lock the focus (press shutter release

does not work

 

button halfway), then compose picture and

 

 

press the shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is too close

Move away from the subject and take a picture.

 

 

 

 

The focus mode is

Set the focus mode lever to =. (p.124)

 

set to \

 

 

 

The [AF Mode] in the

 

 

[ARec. Mode] is

Set the [AF Mode] in the [ARec. Mode] to

 

set to k

l (Single mode). (p.127)

 

(Continuous mode)

 

 

 

 

 

The Capture mode is

Set the Capture mode to setting other than

 

set to \(Moving

\(Moving Object) mode. (p.50)

 

Object) mode