Problem

Cause

Remedy

Page

Display shut off

Battery is exhausted

Charge battery.

P.15

 

Auto power off activated

Switch power on again.

P.24

Remote control

Obstruction between remote control

Remove obstruction.

unit (optional)

unit and camera sensor

* Remote control reception at front side of

 

will not work

 

camera.

 

 

Remote control transmitter or

Clean.

 

camera sensor is dirty

 

 

 

Remote control lithium battery is

Replace with new lithium battery.

 

exhausted

 

 

LCD monitor

Area captured by autofocus field

No malfunction.

brightness

and surrounding area have different

 

 

changes during

light levels or location is dark

 

 

autofocus

 

 

 

operation

 

 

 

Vertical lines

Phenomenon occurring with bright

No malfunction.

appear on

subject, known as smear

 

 

image

phenomenon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

Problem

Cause

 

Remedy

 

Page

Card will not go

Card incorrectly oriented

Insert correctly.

 

 

P.20

into slot

 

 

 

 

 

Camera will not

Battery exhausted

Charge battery.

 

 

P.15

Camera malfunction

Switch off power, switch on again and set

 

operate in

 

 

mode dial to

(Still Picture) or

(Text).

 

response to

 

 

 

If problem persists, reset.

 

 

buttons

 

 

 

1. Remove battery from camera, switch

 

 

power on and reload battery.

 

 

 

 

2. Try operating again.

 

 

Date and time

Date/time setting is incorrect

Set correct date and time.

 

P.31

are wrong

 

 

 

 

 

Date and time

Battery removed

Date setting is reset if battery is removed

P.31

were set but

 

for approx. 20 days. Set date again.

 

 

disappeared

 

 

 

 

 

File will not

Erase menu not displayed

Set mode dial to

(Play) and press

P.103

erase, or card

 

button.

 

 

 

will not format

File protected

Cancel protect setting.

 

P.92

 

 

 

 

 

Mode settings

Keep settings mode not enabled

Enable keep settings mode.

 

P.108

have changed

 

 

 

 

 

Auto power off

Auto power off setting is disabled

Enable setting.

 

 

P.110

Camera powered by AC adapter

 

 

 

 

will not activate.

 

 

 

 

(auto power off is automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disabled when powered by AC

 

 

 

adapter)

 

 

 

 

Beep will not

Beep disabled

Set beep sound to [ON].

 

P.111

sound

 

 

 

 

 

No image on

Incorrect video-out signal method.

Select correct video-out signal method.

P.114

Incorrect video I/O switch setting on

Check video I/O switch setting on video

TV screen

video equipment

equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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