Camera Troubleshooting
Power Supply
Problem | Cause | Solution | Refer to |
The camera does not | Battery is not loaded or is | Load the rechargeable battery | P.28 |
turn on. | exhausted. | correctly or charge the battery as | P.27 |
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| required. |
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| An unacceptable battery is used. | Use the dedicated rechargeable | P.24 |
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| battery. Never use any other |
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| battery. |
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| The camera is automatically turned | Turn the camera back on. | P.30 |
| off by auto power off. |
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| The battery is loaded in wrong | Load correctly. | P.28 |
| direction. |
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| Because the camera overheated | Wait until the temperature of the | - |
| the power was automatically | camera returns to normal. Do not |
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| turned off. | attempt to cool the camera |
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| suddenly. |
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The camera turns off | The camera was left unattended | Turn the camera back on. | P.30 |
during use. | and unused, so auto power off |
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| turned it off. |
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| Battery is running low. | Charge the rechargeable battery. | P.27 |
| An unacceptable battery is used. | Use the dedicated rechargeable | P.24 |
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| battery. Never use any other |
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| battery. |
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The camera does not | Camera malfunction. | Remove the battery and load it | P.28 |
turn off. |
| again. |
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The battery has been | A (manganese dry cell or other) | Use the dedicated rechargeable | P.24 |
fully charged, but: | unacceptable battery is used. | battery. Never use any other |
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• The battery symbol is |
| battery. |
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displayed, indicating |
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a low battery level. |
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• The camera turns off. |
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Cannot charge the | Battery has reached the end of its | Replace with a new rechargeable | P.28 |
battery. | useful life. | battery. |
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Battery runs out quickly. | It is being used at extreme high or | - | - |
| low temperatures. |
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| Many shots are being taken in dark | - | - |
| places or other location requiring |
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| extensive use of flash. |
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