TechnicalN otes

Camera Body-Related Problems

Power Supply

Problem

 

 

Cause

 

 

 

Solution

 

Page

 

Battery

is

exhausted

or

not

Check that battery

is

correctly

 

 

inserted.

Charge

battery

12, 14

The camera does

inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

(rechargeable battery only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not turn on.

Battery is incompatible.

 

 

Use supplied battery.

 

 

13

 

Battery

is

not

in

correct

Insert

battery

in

correct

14

 

orientation.

 

 

 

 

orientation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera

has

turned

off

Turn camera on.

 

 

18

The camera turns

automatically to save power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery is exhausted.

 

 

Charge

battery (rechargeable

12

off during use.

 

 

 

 

battery only).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery is incompatible.

 

 

Use supplied battery.

 

 

13

The camera does

Camera malfunction.

 

 

Remove and reinsert battery.

14

not turn off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or camera turns off

Battery is incompatible.

 

 

Use supplied battery.

 

 

13

when battery has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

charge remaining.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery cannot be

Battery

has

reached

end

of

Replace with a new battery.

14

charged.

charging life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambient temperature is very high

 

—

 

 

—

Battery is quickly

or very low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exhausted.

Poor lighting requires

extensive

 

—

 

 

—

 

use of flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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170543, GXR, 170553 specifications

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