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Usage Tips If the camera does not work as intended, or if an error message is displayed on the screen, and you are unsure of what to do, refer to the information below to fix the problem(s). Troubleshooting Battery "The camera does not work even when batteries are installed". ● Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction. "Inserting the battery and card" (p. 11), "Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter" (p. 12) ● Battery performance may have been reduced temporarily due to low temperature. Take the batteries out of the camera, and warm them by putting them in your pocket for a while. Card/Internal memory "An error message is displayed". "Error message" (p. 55) Shutter button "No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed". ● Cancel sleep mode. To save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is no operation for 3 minutes when the camera is turned on. No picture is taken even if the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom lever or other buttons to restore the camera from sleep mode before taking a picture. If the camera is left for another 12 minutes, it automatically turns off. Press the n button to turn the camera on. ● Press the q button to switch to the shooting mode. ● Wait until #(flash charge) stops blinking before taking pictures. 54 EN ● With prolonged camera use, the internal temperature may increase, resulting in automatic shutdown. If this occurs, remove the battery from the camera and wait until the camera has sufficiently cooled. The camera's external temperature may also increase during use, however this is normal and does not indicate malfunction. Monitor "Difficult to see". ● Condensation may have occurred. Turn off the power, and wait for the camera body to become acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry out before taking pictures. "Vertical lines appear on the screen". ● The vertical lines may appear on the screen when the camera is pointed at an extremely bright subject under a clear sky and so on, but they do not appear in the final image. When shooting with [d] or [e], however, the vertical lines may appear in the final image. "The light is caught in the picture". ● Shooting with flash in dark situations results in an image with many flash reflections on dust in the air. Date and time function "Date and time settings return to the default setting". ● If the batteries are removed and left out of the camera for about 3 days*1, the date and time settings return to the default setting, and must be reset. *1 The time until the date and time settings return to the default setting varies depending on how long the batteries have been loaded. "Date, time, time zone, and language" (p. 15) Miscellaneous "The camera makes a noise when taking pictures". ● The camera may activate the lens and make a noise even if no operation is performed. This is because the camera automatically performs actions of auto focus as far as it is ready to shoot.

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54
EN
Usage Tips
Usage Tips
If the camera does not work as intended, or if an error
message is displayed on the screen, and you are unsure
of what to do, refer to the information below to
fi
x the
problem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery
Battery
“The camera does not work even when batteries are
installed”.
●
Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction.
“Inserting the battery and card” (p. 11), “Charging
the battery with the included USB-AC adapter”
(p. 12)
●
Battery performance may have been reduced
temporarily due to low temperature. Take the
batteries out of the camera, and warm them by
putting them in your pocket for a while.
Card/Internal memory
Card/Internal memory
“An error message is displayed”.
“Error message” (p. 55)
Shutter button
Shutter button
“No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed”.
●
Cancel sleep mode.
To save battery power, the camera automatically
goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off
if there is no operation for 3 minutes when the
camera is turned on. No picture is taken even if
the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode.
Operate the zoom lever or other buttons to restore
the camera from sleep mode before taking a
picture. If the camera is left for another 12 minutes,
it automatically turns off. Press the
n
button
to turn the camera on.
●
Press the
q
button to switch to the shooting
mode.
●
Wait until
#
(
fl
ash charge) stops blinking before
taking pictures.
●
With prolonged camera use, the internal
temperature may increase, resulting in automatic
shutdown. If this occurs, remove the battery from
the camera and wait until the camera has suf
fi
ciently
cooled. The camera’s external temperature may
also increase during use, however this is normal and
does not indicate malfunction.
Monitor
Monitor
“Dif
fi
cult to see”.
●
Condensation may have occurred. Turn off the
power, and wait for the camera body to become
acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry
out before taking pictures.
“Vertical lines appear on the screen”.
●
The vertical lines may appear on the screen when
the camera is pointed at an extremely bright
subject under a clear sky and so on, but they do
not appear in the
fi
nal image. When shooting with
[
d
] or [
e
], however, the vertical lines may
appear in the
fi
nal image.
“The light is caught in the picture”.
●
Shooting with
fl
ash in dark situations results in an
image with many
fl
ash re
fl
ections on dust in the air.
Date and time function
Date and time function
“Date and time settings return to the default setting”.
●
If the batteries are removed and left out of the
camera for about 3 days
*1
, the date and time settings
return to the default setting, and must be reset.
*1
The time until the date and time settings return to
the default setting varies depending on how long
the batteries have been loaded.
“Date, time, time zone, and language” (p. 15)
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
“The camera makes a noise when taking pictures”.
●
The camera may activate the lens and make a
noise even if no operation is performed. This
is because the camera automatically performs
actions of auto focus as far as it is ready to shoot.