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Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not Battery is not installed Check battery is installed. If not, install turn on battery. Battery is installed incorrectly Check orientation of battery. Reinsert battery, making sure that the battery matches the label inside the battery compartment. (p.14) Battery power is low Insert a charged battery or use the AC adapter. No image on the LCD monitor LCD monitor is set to Off Press OK/Display button to turn LCD monitor on. Image is displayed but is Image on LCD monitor may be hard to see hard to see when taking pictures outside in sunlight. Shutter will not Flash is charging release When flash icon blinks red on the LCD monitor, flash is charging and no pictures can be taken. Flash icon lights red when charging is completed. No available space on Insert SD Memory Card with available space SD Memory Card or in or delete unwanted images. (p.23, 116) built-in memory Recording Wait until recording is finished. The number of image, Change SD Memory Cards or delete movie, and sound files unwanted files. recorded on the SD Memory Card has reached 5000. 8 Picture is dark Subject is too far away in Picture becomes dark if subject is too far a dark environment, away. Take picture within range of flash. such as a night scene Background is dark When taking a picture of a person against a dark background, such as a night scene, the background may appear dark if the flash does not reach it, even with the correct exposure. Set to A mode to ensure both person and background are clear. (p.50, 61) Appendix 177

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8
Appendix
Troubleshooting
Problem
Cause
Remedy
Camera will not
turn on
Battery is not installed
Check battery is installed. If not, install
battery.
Battery is installed
incorrectly
Check orientation of battery.
Reinsert battery, making sure that the
battery matches the label inside the
battery compartment. (p.14)
Battery power is low
Insert a charged battery or use the AC
adapter.
No image on
the LCD
monitor
LCD monitor is set to Off
Press OK/Display button to turn LCD
monitor on.
Image is displayed but is
hard to see
Image on LCD monitor may be hard to see
when taking pictures outside in sunlight.
Shutter will not
release
Flash is charging
When flash icon blinks red on the LCD
monitor, flash is charging and no pictures
can be taken. Flash icon lights red when
charging is completed.
No available space on
SD Memory Card or in
built-in memory
Insert SD Memory Card with available space
or delete unwanted images. (p.23, 116)
Recording
Wait until recording is finished.
The number of image,
movie, and sound files
recorded on the SD
Memory Card has
reached 5000.
Change SD Memory Cards or delete
unwanted files.
Picture is dark
Subject is too far away in
a dark environment,
such as a night scene
Picture becomes dark if subject is too far
away. Take picture within range of flash.
Background is dark
When taking a picture of a person against
a dark background, such as a night scene,
the background may appear dark if the
flash does not reach it, even with the
correct exposure. Set to
A
mode to
ensure both person and background are
clear. (p.50, 61)