Symptom | Cause and/or Solution |
The picture is too dark. | • You are shooting a subject with a light source |
| behind the subject. |
| tAdjust the exposure (page 43). |
| tAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen (page |
| 35). |
The flash does not work. | • The flash is set to | . |
tSet the flash to auto (no indicator), 
or 
(page 19).
•PROGRAM AE is set to the Twilight, Twilight plus, or Panfocus mode.
tCancel the mode (page 42) or set the flash to
.
•The MODE selector is set to MOVIE
tSet it to STILL.
The date and time are | • The date and time are not set correctly. |
recorded incorrectly. | tSet the correct date and time (page 13). |
|
|
Vertical streaks appear | • The smear phenomenon is happening. |
when you are shooting a | tThis is not a malfunction. |
very bright subject. |
|
The battery life is short. | • You are recording/playing back images under |
| extremely cold temperatures. |
| • The battery pack is not charged enough. |
| tCharge the battery pack fully. |
| • The battery pack is dead. |
| tReplace the battery pack with a new one. |
|
|
The battery remaining | • You have used the camera for a long time in an |
indicator is incorrect. | extremely hot or an extremely cold location. |
| • The battery pack is dead. |
| tReplace the battery pack with a new one (page |
| 8). |
| • The battery pack is discharged. |
| tInstall a charged battery pack (pages 8, 9). |
|
|
Sufficient battery | tFully charge the battery pack (page 9). |
remaining indicator is |
|
displayed but the power |
|
runs out soon. |
|
The zoom does not work. • PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode.
tCancel the Panfocus mode (page 42).
Digital zoom does not • You cannot use digital zoom to record moving
function.pictures.
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