8 Appendix
Troubleshooting
Problem | Cause | Remedy |
Camera will not | Battery is not installed | Check battery is installed. If not, install |
turn on |
| battery. |
| Battery is installed | Check orientation of battery. |
| incorrectly | Reinsert battery with (4) symbol towards |
|
| back of camera. (p.14) |
| Battery power is low | Insert a charged battery or use the AC |
|
| adapter. |
No image on | LCD monitor is set to | Press DISPLAY button to turn LCD |
the LCD | OFF | monitor on. (p.82) |
monitor |
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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. |
|
| Lamp lights red when charging is |
|
| completed. |
| No available space on | Insert SD Memory Card with available |
| SD Memory Card or in | space or delete unwanted images. (p.21, |
| ||
| 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 |
|
| Background is dark | When taking a picture of a person against |
|
| a dark background, such as a night scene, |
|
| the person may appear dark if the flash |
|
| does not reach the background even with |
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| the correct exposure. Set the camera to |
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| the .mode to ensure both person and |
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| background are clear. (p.81) |
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