Before contacting a service center

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

When you leave your camera at a service center, be sure to also leave the other components that may have contributed to the malfunction, such as the memory card and battery.

Situation

Suggested remedies

 

• Ensure that the battery is inserted.

Cannot turn on the

Ensure that the battery is inserted

camera

 

correctly. (p. 17)

 

Charge the battery.

 

Charge the battery.

 

• Your camera may be in Auto Power Off

The power turns off

 

mode. (p. 101)

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/32 °F).

 

 

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.

The memory card is defective. Get a new

Cannot capture photos

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.

 

While you use the camera, it may heat up.

The camera heats up

This is normal and should not affect your

 

camera’s lifespan or performance.

 

 

The flash does not

• The flash option may be set to Off.

(p. 52)

work

• You cannot use the flash in some modes.

 

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