Ricoh GX100VF manual 188, Appendices Shooting

Appendices

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Shooting

Problem	Cause	Solution	Refer to
The camera does not	Battery is exhausted.	Charge the rechargeable battery	P.29
shoot even if you press		or use the AC adapter. Replace	P.30
the shutter release		the alkaline batteries with new	P.199
button.		batteries.
	The camera is not on or it is not in	Press the POWER button to turn	P.32
	the shooting mode.	the camera on or press the 6	P.52
		(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.38
	pressed all the way.	all the way.	P.39
	The SD memory card is not	Format the card.	P.137
	formatted.
	The SD memory card is full.	Load a new card, or delete	P.30
		unwanted files.	P.56
	The SD memory card has reached	Load a new SD memory card.	P.30
	the end of its useful life.
	The flash is charging.	Wait until the Auto Focus/Flash	P.44
		lamp stops blinking.
	The SD memory card is locked.	Unlock the card.	P.27
	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.147
image.	short.	time.
Images do not appear	The camera is not on or the LCD	Turn the camera on or adjust the	P.32
on the LCD monitor.	monitor is dark.	brightness of the LCD monitor.	P.139
	The LCD monitor is off.	Press the VF/LCD button to turn	P.59
		the LCD monitor on.
	The LCD viewfinder is selected.	Press the VF/LCD button to	P.59
		switch to the LCD monitor.
	The VIDEO/AV cable is connected.	Disconnect the VIDEO/AV cable.	P.126
Images do not appear	The LCD viewfinder is not properly	Make sure the LCD viewfinder is	-
on the LCD viewfinder.	attached to the camera.	properly attached to the camera.
Although the camera is	The lens or AF window is dirty.	Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth.	P.17
set to auto focus, it is
	The subject is not in the center of	Shoot with focus lock.	P.39
unable to focus.	the shooting range.
	It is a hard-to-focus subject.	Shoot with focus lock or manual	P.39
		focus.	P.84

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