Before contacting a service centre

Situation

Suggested remedies

The date and time are

Set the date and time in the display settings

incorrect

menu.

 

 

The display or buttons

Remove the battery and insert it again.

do not work

 

 

 

The memory card has

The memory card has not been reset.

an error

Format the card. (p. 92)

 

 

 

If you change the name of a file, your

 

camera may not play the file (the name of

Cannot play back files

the file should meet the DCF standard). If

 

you encounter this situation, play back files

 

on your computer.

 

 

 

￿￿ Make sure that the focus option you set

 

is suitable for close-up shots. (p. 50)

The photo is blurry

￿￿ Make sure that the subject is within range

of the flash. (p. 104)

 

 

￿￿ Make sure that the lens is clean. If not,

 

clean the lens. (p. 96)

 

 

The colors in the photo

An incorrect white balance can create

unrealistic color. Select the proper white

do not match the

balance option to suit the light source.

actual scene

(p. 60)

 

 

 

Situation

Suggested remedies

 

Your photo is overexposed.

 

￿￿ Adjust the exposure value. (p. 59)

The photo is too bright

￿￿ Adjust the aperture value or the shutter

speed. (p. 33)

 

 

￿￿ Turn off the flash. (p. 47)

 

￿￿ Adjust the ISO speed. (p. 49)

 

 

 

Your photo is underexposed.

 

￿￿ Adjust the exposure value. (p. 59)

The photo is too dark

￿￿ Adjust the aperture value or the shutter

speed. (p. 33)

 

 

￿￿ Turn on the flash. (p. 47)

 

￿￿ Adjust the ISO speed. (p. 49)

 

 

 

The wide-angle lens may create distortions

The photo is distorted

on the image. This is the normal feature of

 

the wide-angle lens.

 

 

 

￿￿ Make sure that the camera is correctly

The TV does not

connected to the external monitor with

the A/V cable.

display your photos

￿￿ Make sure that your memory card

 

 

contains photos.

 

 

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