Symptom

Cause

Solution

The battery pack runs

• You are shooting/viewing images in an

down too quickly.

extremely cold location.

 

 

• The battery pack is not charged enough.

p Fully charge the battery pack (page 8).

 

• The battery pack is dead (page 102).

p Replace the battery pack with a new one.

 

 

 

The power cannot be

• The battery pack is not installed properly.

p Properly install the battery pack (page 8).

turned on.

• The AC power adaptor is disconnected.

p Connect the AC power adaptor securely to the camera

 

 

(page 11).

 

• The battery pack is dead (page 102).

p Replace the battery pack with a new one.

 

• The battery pack is not charged enough.

p Fully charge the battery pack (page 8).

 

 

 

The power turns off

• If you do not operate the camera for about 90

p Turn on the power again (page 12).

suddenly.

seconds while the power is on, the camera turns

 

 

off automatically to prevent wearing down the

 

 

battery (when [POWER SAVE] is [OFF], after

 

 

three minutes.) (page 12).

 

 

• The battery pack is discharged.

p Replace the battery pack with a charged one (page 8).

 

 

 

Shooting still images / movies

Symptom

Cause

Solution

The LCD screen is not

• The power was turned off with the LCD screen

p Turn on the LCD screen (page 25).

turned on even when the

 

turned off the last time you used the camera.

 

 

 

power is turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The subject is not visible

• The MODE dial is not set to , P, SCN, or

p Set the MODE dial to , P, SCN, or,

 

(pages 18, 27, 62).

on the LCD screen.

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is out of focus.

• The subject is too close.

p Set the macro recording mode when you shoot a subject that is

 

 

 

 

 

 

within 50 cm (19 11/ inches) from the lens. Make sure to place

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

distance when shooting (page 21).

 

• The Landscape mode is selected for Scene

p Cancel the mode (page 27).

 

 

selection.

 

 

 

 

• You set the focus preset distance.

p Set to the auto focus mode (page 43).

 

• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].

p Press and hold the shutter button halfway down or set [POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAVE] to [OFF] (page 99).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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