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Flash won’t fire, | Camera not set to PIC mode | Use record menu to set record to PIC mode. | 44 | |
or won’t charge |
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Camera set to flash off mode | Cancel the flash off mode with flash | 55 | ||
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| White balance mode set to | Use record menu to set the white balance | 59 | |
| setting other than auto | to auto. |
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| Batteries dead | Replace batteries. | 27 | |
Image dark | Subject farther than approx. 3.0 m | Move closer to subject. | 54 | |
even with flash | (9.9 feet) with the zoom on |
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| telephoto or approx. 3.4 m (11.2 |
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| feet) with the zoom on wide angle |
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Image is too | The camera is too close to the | Retake picture without flash. | 55 | |
bright | subject. |
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| Use record menu to adjust exposure | 57 | ||
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| compensation. |
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| Brightness setting of LCD monitor | Adjust brightness adjustment dial. | 37 | |
| not adjusted |
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Image is too | Shot in low light area with camera | Press the flash button disengage flash off | 55 | |
dark | set to flash off mode | mode. |
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| Use record menu to adjust exposure | 57 | ||
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| compensation. |
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| Brightness setting of LCD monitor | Adjust brightness adjustment dial. | 37 | |
| not adjusted |
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Unnatural | Shooting conditions difficult for | Place a white object near the subject, use | 55, 59 | |
coloration of | white balance in auto mode | the flash or select one of the manual |
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image |
| white balance modes. |
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Date and other | Screen display set to off | Press the ENTER button to switch screen | 50 | |
recording data |
| display mode. |
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will not display |
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Can’t playback | Camera not set to play mode | Set mode dial to [ ]. | 79 | |
or image won’t | The playback source is different | Press the CARD/IN button to change the | 79 | |
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| SmartMedia memory card not | Insert a SmartMedia memory card with | 32 | |
| installed or doesn’t contain any files | recorded images. |
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| Use of a SmartMedia memory | Use a SmartMedia memory card that has | 32 | |
| card not formatted by your | been formatted and recorded by your |
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| camera | camera. |
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| SmartMedia memory card | Insert a SmartMedia memory card containing | 32 | |
| contains incorrectly recorded files | pictures property recorded by the camera. |
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| SmartMedia memory card | Check the format type | 76 | |
| contains files in a format not read |
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| by the camera. |
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| Card door open | Ensure that card door is securely closed. | 32 | |
| Video interface cable poorly | Check connection. | 77 | |
| connected |
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| Source of interference, such as | Relocate camera away from source. | – | |
| electric motor, nearby |
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| SmartMedia memory card contact | Clean contact surface with soft dry cloth. | 31 | |
| surface dirty |
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| The video I/O switch is set on [IN]. | Set video I/O switch is set on [OUT]. | 77 | |
Replay is not | Error in internal memory in the | Copy required files from internal memory | 84, 105 | |
clear | camera | to the SmartMedia memory card and |
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| format internal memory. |
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| Error with SmartMedia memory | Test camera with another SmartMedia | – | |
| card | memory card. If second card displays |
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| well, problem is with card not camera. |
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