8 Appendix
Troubleshooting
Problem | Cause | Remedy |
Camera will not | Batteries are not | Check batteries are installed .If not, install |
turn on | installed | batteries. |
| Batteries are installed | Check orientation of batteries. |
| incorrectly | Reinsert batteries according to the +- |
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| symbols on the battery compartment. |
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| Battery power is low | Insert new or charged batteries or use the |
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| AC adapter. |
No image on | LCD monitor is set to | Press DISPLAY button to turn LCD |
the LCD | OFF | monitor on. (p.47) |
monitor |
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Camera is connected to | LCD monitor is off when camera is | |
| a PC by the USB cable | connected to a PC. |
| Camera is connected to | LCD monitor is off when camera is |
| a TV | connected to a TV. |
| Image is displayed but is | Image on LCD monitor may be hard to see |
| hard to see | when taking pictures outside in sunlight. |
Shutter will not | Flash is charging | When flash status lamp blinks red, flash is |
release |
| charging and no pictures can be taken. |
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| Lamp lights red when charging is |
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| completed. |
| No available space on | Insert SD Memory Card with available |
| SD Memory Card or in | space or delete unwanted images. |
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| Recording | Wait until recording is finished. |
Picture is dark | Subject is too far away in | Picture becomes dark if subject is too far |
| a dark environment, | away. Take picture within range of flash. |
| such as a night scene |
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| Background is dark | When taking a picture of a person against |
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| a dark background, such as a night scene, |
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| the background may appear dark if the |
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| flash does not reach it even with the |
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| correct exposure. Set to .mode to |
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| ensure both person and background are |
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| clear. (p.46) |
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