Problem

Cause

Remedy

Subject is not in

Subject is difficult to

Subjects are difficult to focus on using

focus

focus on

autofocus: objects with little contrast (blue

 

 

sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, finely

 

 

patterned objects, fast-moving objects,

 

 

scenery through window or net, etc. Lock

 

 

focus on another object located at same

 

 

distance (press shutter release button

 

 

halfway), then aim at target and press

 

 

shutter release button fully, or use Manual

 

 

Focus mode.

 

Subject is not in focusing

Position subject in focus frame (focusing

 

area

area) in middle of LCD monitor. If the

 

 

subject is outside the focusing area, aim

 

 

the camera at the subject and lock the

 

 

focus (press shutter release button

 

 

halfway), then compose picture and press

 

 

the shutter release button fully.

 

Subject is too close

Set focus mode on q (Macro) or

 

 

r (Super Macro). (p.68)

 

Focus mode is set on

Normal pictures will be out of focus if

 

q (Macro) or r (Super

taken with focus mode set on q (Macro)

 

Macro)

or r (Super Macro).

Flash does not

Flash mode is set to Off

Set to Auto or b. (p.70)

discharge

 

 

The Capture mode is set

Flash will not discharge in these modes.

 

to Cor Jin dmode,

 

 

Continuous Shooting or

 

 

Infinity-Landscape

 

 

mode.

 

Zoom will not

Focus mode is set on

Zoom does not function in Super Macro

work

Super Macro

mode.

Even though

A long time has elapsed

The “Battery depleted” error message

you have put in

since the batteries were

may appear when you turn on the power

a new battery,

removed previously.

after purchasing the camera or after

[Battery

 

replacing the batteries if the batteries had

depleted]

 

been removed for a long time. However,

appears.

 

this is not an error. Wait a short period and

 

 

then turn the power switch on again, the

 

 

power should come on normally. If this

 

 

happens, the date and time, recorded

 

 

pixels and other settings may have been

 

 

initialized, reset the various settings

 

 

according to the procedures in “Setting

 

 

the Shooting Functions” (p.68 to 83) and

 

 

“Camera Settings” (p.118 to 131).

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