Problem

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remedy

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Autofocus is on

Dirty lens or AF viewfinder

 

Clean lens or viewfinder.

–

but camera not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject not in center of shooting

Use focus lock.

 

 

P.49

focusing

 

 

scope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject difficult to focus on

 

Use focus lock or switch to manual focus.

P.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.64

 

Distance to subject is too close

Set macro mode.

 

 

P.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash will not

Recording mode set on

(Voice

Set mode dial to

 

(Still Picture) or

P.47

fire or will not

Memo) or

(Motion Picture)

(Text) mode.

 

 

P.50

charge

Flash mode set on

(flash off)

Press

button to cancel flash off mode.

P.55

 

 

Camera set on macro mode

Press

button to cancel macro mode.

P.63

 

White balance set to mode other

Press WB button to switch white balance to

P.59

 

than auto

 

 

 

auto mode.

 

 

 

 

Battery exhausted

 

 

Charge battery.

 

 

P.15

Image dark

Distance to subject more than

Move closer to subject.

P.63

even with flash

approx. 2.5 m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image is too

Subject is too close

 

 

Set flash to flash off mode.

P.55

bright

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overexposed

 

 

 

Adjust exposure compensation from

P.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording menu. Set time exposure mode

P.77

 

 

 

 

 

to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD brightness setting not correctly

Press DISPLAY button 2 seconds or more

P.37

 

adjusted

 

 

 

and adjust with

·

buttons.

 

Image is too

Shot in low light with flash set to

Press

button to cancel flash off mode.

P.55

dark

(flash off)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underexposed

 

 

Press

button to adjust exposure

P.58

 

 

 

 

 

compensation.

 

 

 

 

LCD brightness setting not correctly

Press DISPLAY button 2 seconds or more

P.37

 

adjusted

 

 

 

and adjust with

·

buttons.

 

Unnatural

Shooting conditions difficult for auto

Place a white object near subject, use

P.59

coloration of

white balance mode

 

 

flash, or select manual white balance

 

image

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date and other

Screen display set to [No display]

Press DISPLAY button to switch display

P.41

recording data

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

P.85

not displayed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No playback or

Camera not set to

(Play) mode

Set mode dial to

 

(Play).

P.82

image will not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorrect playback source

 

Press

 

 

button to change playback

P.43

appear

 

 

 

 

source. Switch to another folder containing

P.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

files.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card not inserted, or inserted card

Insert card containing recorded images.

P.20

 

does not contain any files

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card not formatted with this camera

Use card that has been formatted and

P.35

 

 

 

 

 

recorded with this camera.

 

 

Card contains incorrectly recorded

Insert card containing properly recorded

P.20

 

files

 

 

 

images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card contains files in format not

Check format type.

 

P.82

 

supported by this camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV interface cable not properly

Connect properly.

 

P.86

 

connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source of interference, such as

Move camera away from source of

–

 

electric motor, nearby

 

 

interference.

 

 

 

 

Card contact surface dirty

 

Clean with soft, dry cloth.

–

Playback is not

Error in internal memory of camera

Copy required files from internal memory

P.35

clear

 

 

 

 

onto card and format internal memory.

P.88

 

Error in card

 

 

 

Test camera with another card. If second

–

 

 

 

 

 

card displays well, problem is with card not

 

 

 

 

 

 

camera. Do not use this card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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