Olympus SP 500 SP-500 UZ Advanced Manual (English) - Page 154

Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [ON]., Set the date/time. The clock is not preset.

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Troubleshooting Possible cause Corrective action The viewfinder does not turn on. The monitor is turned on. Press u to switch to the viewfinder. The monitor does not turn on. The viewfinder is turned Press u to switch to the monitor. on. The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see. There is condensation* inside the camera. Turn the camera off. Before turning it on again, wait until the camera adjusts to the surrounding temperature and dries out. The brightness of the monitor is not adjusted properly. Use [s] to adjust the brightness. The monitor is exposed Block the sunlight with your hand or use the to direct sunlight. viewfinder. Vertical lines appear on Aiming the camera at a bright subject in the monitor screen sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear during shooting. on the screen. This is not a malfunction. The date recorded with the image data is wrong. The date and time is not Set the date/time. The clock is not preset. set. The camera has been left without batteries. If the camera is left for 3 days without batteries, the date and time setting is canceled. Set the date and time again. The picture is out of focus. The subject was too close. Move further away from the subject. To take pictures closer than 7 cm (2.8 in.) with the zoom in the maximum wide position, use the super macro mode. The subject is dark. Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [ON]. Auto focus is not possible. There is condensation* inside the camera. Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the subject and then shoot. Turn the camera off. Before turning it on again, wait until the camera adjusts to the surrounding temperature and dries out. Ref. page P. 12 P. 12 - P. 110 - - P. 111 P. 111 P. 40 P. 56 P. 23, 53 - Appendix 10 154

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Troubleshooting
154
10
Appendix
The viewfinder does not turn on.
The monitor is turned on.
Press
u
to switch to the viewfinder.
P. 12
The monitor does not turn on.
The viewfinder is turned
on.
Press
u
to switch to the monitor.
P. 12
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
There is condensation
*
inside the camera.
Turn the camera off. Before turning it on
again, wait until the camera adjusts to the
surrounding temperature and dries out.
–
The brightness of the
monitor is not adjusted
properly.
Use [
s
] to adjust the brightness.
P. 110
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Block the sunlight with your hand or use the
viewfinder.
–
Vertical lines appear on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
Aiming the camera at a bright subject in
sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear
on the screen. This is not a malfunction.
–
The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date and time is not
set.
Set the date/time. The clock is not preset.
P. 111
The camera has been
left without batteries.
If the camera is left for 3 days without
batteries, the date and time setting is
canceled. Set the date and time again.
P. 111
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 7 cm (2.8 in.) with the
zoom in the maximum wide position, use the
super macro mode.
P. 40
The subject is dark.
Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [ON].
P. 56
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on
the subject and then shoot.
P. 23,
53
There is condensation
*
inside the camera.
Turn the camera off. Before turning it on
again, wait until the camera adjusts to the
surrounding temperature and dries out.
–
Possible cause
Corrective action
Ref.
page