Before contacting a service center

If you are having trouble with your camera, try these troubleshooting procedures before contacting a service center. If you have attempted the troubleshooting solution and are still having problems with your device, contact your local dealer or service center.

Situation

Suggested remedies

 

￿￿ Make sure that the battery is inserted.

Cannot turn on the

￿￿ Make sure that the battery is inserted

camera

correctly.

 

￿￿ Charge the battery.

 

 

 

￿￿ Charge the battery.

 

￿￿ Your camera may be in Power save

The power turns off

mode. (p. 79)

suddenly

￿￿ The camera may turn off to prevent the

 

memory card from being damaged due

 

to an impact. Turn on your camera again.

 

 

 

￿￿ The battery may lose power more quickly

 

in low temperatures (below 0° C). Keep

 

the battery warm by putting it into your

 

pocket.

The camera is losing

￿￿ Using the flash or recording videos

battery power quickly

depletes the battery quickly. Recharge

 

if needed.

 

￿￿ Batteries are consumable parts that must

 

be replaced over time. Get a new battery

 

if the battery life is diminishing quickly.

 

 

Situation

Suggested remedies

 

￿￿ There is no space on the memory card.

 

Delete unnecessary files or insert a new

 

card.

 

￿￿ Format the memory card. (p. 79)

 

￿￿ The memory card is defective. Get a

Cannot take photos

new memory card.

 

￿￿ Make sure that the camera is switched

 

on.

 

￿￿ Charge the battery.

 

￿￿ Make sure that the battery is inserted

 

correctly.

 

 

The camera freezes

Remove the battery and insert it again.

 

 

 

￿￿ The flash option may be set to Off.

The flash does not work

(p. 42)

￿￿ You cannot use the flash in the d,

 

v, or some s modes.

 

 

The flash fires

The flash may fire due to static electricity.

unexpectedly

This is not a malfunction of the camera.

 

 

The date and time are

Set the date and time in the display settings

incorrect

menu. (p. 79)

 

 

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