Ricoh Caplio R7 manual 177, Shooting

Shooting

Problem	Cause	Solution	Refer to
The camera does not	Battery is exhausted.	Charge the rechargeable battery.	P.23
shoot even if you press
	The camera is not on or it is not in	Press the POWER button to turn	P.26
the shutter release	the shooting mode.	the camera on or press the 6	P.47
button.		(Playback) button to select the
		shooting mode.
	The camera is in playback mode.	Press the 6 (Playback) button	-
		to select the shooting mode.
	The shutter release button is not	Press the shutter release button	P.31
	pressed all the way.	all the way.
	The SD memory card is not	Format the card.	P.135
	formatted.
	The SD memory card is full.	Load a new card, or delete	P.24
		unwanted files.	P.52
	The SD memory card has reached	Load a new SD memory card.	P.24
	the end of its useful life.
	The flash is charging.	Wait until the flash mode symbol	P.36
		stops blinking.
	The SD memory card is locked.	Unlock the card.	P.21
	The contact surface of the SD	Wipe with a soft, dry cloth.	-
	memory card is dirty.
Unable to view the shot	The image confirmation time is too	Lengthen the image confirmation	P.146
image.	short.	time.
Images do not appear	The camera is not on or the LCD	Turn the camera on or adjust the	P.26
on the LCD monitor.	monitor is dark.	brightness of the LCD monitor.	P.137
	The VIDEO/AV cable is connected.	Disconnect the VIDEO/AV cable.	P.124
	The screen display is in	Press the DISP. button to change	P.56
	synchro-monitor mode.	the display.
Although the camera is	The lens or AF window is dirty.	Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.	P.14
set to auto focus, it is
	The subject is not in the center of	Shoot with focus lock.	P.31
unable to focus.	the shooting range.
	It is a hard-to-focus subject.	Shoot with focus lock or manual	P.31
		focus.	P.72
Although the camera is	The camera incorrectly focused	Shoot with macro mode or move	P.35
not in focus, the green	because the distance to the subject	away from the subject.
frame appears in the	is too close.
center of the LCD monitor.
The picture is blurred.	You moved the camera when	Hold the camera with your elbows	P.29
	pressing the shutter release button.	pressed against your body.	P.98
		Use a tripod.
		Use the camera shake correction
		function.
	When shooting in a dark place	Use the flash.	P.36
	(such as indoors), the shutter	Raise the ISO setting.	P.95
	speed slows down and pictures	Use the camera shake correction	P.98
	become easily blurred.	function.

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