Sanyo VPC E1 Instruction Manual, VPC-E1000 - Page 66

Shooting

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Shooting Symptom Cause Solution The battery is running low. Recharge the battery. The power is not on. Turn the power on. The camera is not in shooting mode. Slide the mode switch to shooting mode. The shutter button is not pressed all Press the shutter button all the the way down. way down. The memory card does not have any Insert a new memory card, or Even if I press the shutter free capacity. delete unwanted files. button, the camera does End of memory card life. Insert a new memory card. not shoot. The flash is charging. Wait until the status LED off. The memory card is unrecognized by the camera. Format the memory card in this camera before its first use or when it was used other than this camera. The auto power off function is activated. Turn the power on again. The memory card is write-protected. Remove the write-protection. Images do not appear on The power is not on. the LCD monitor. LCD monitor is dark. Turn the power on. Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in the menu. Although it is set to auto The lens is dirty. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth or lens paper. focus, it does not focus. The distance to the subject is smaller Get your subject within the than the effective range. effective focus range. The flash does not fire. The flash cannot recharge. The flash is set to flash off. Set the flash to something other than flash off mode. Even though the flash fired, The distance to the subject is greater Get closer to your subject and the image is dark. than flash effective range. shoot. The image is captured in a dark place Set the flash to something other The image is dark. while set to flash off. It is under-exposed. than flash off mode. Set the exposure compensation to a larger value. The image is too bright. It is over-exposed. Set the exposure compensation to a smaller value. The image was captured in The image lacks natural color. conditions that are hard for auto white A d d a w h i t e o b j e c t t o t h e balance to adjust to. composition. EN-65

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EN-65
Symptom
Even if I press the shutter
button, the camera does
not shoot.
Images do not appear on
the LCD monitor.
Although it is set to auto
focus, it does not focus.
The flash does not fire.
The flash cannot recharge.
Even though the flash fired,
the image is dark.
The image is dark.
The image is too bright.
The image lacks natural color.
Cause
The battery is running low.
The power is not on.
The camera is not in shooting mode.
The shutter button is not pressed all
the way down.
The memory card does not have any
free capacity.
End of memory card life.
The flash is charging.
The memory card is unrecognized by
the camera.
The auto power off function is activated.
The memory card is write-protected.
The power is not on.
LCD monitor is dark.
The lens is dirty.
The distance to the subject is smaller
than the effective range.
The flash is set to flash off.
The distance to the subject is greater
than flash effective range.
The image is captured in a dark place
while set to flash off.
It is under-exposed.
It is over-exposed.
The image was captured in
conditions that are hard for auto white
balance to adjust to.
Solution
Recharge the battery.
Turn the power on.
Slide the mode switch to shooting mode.
Press the shutter button all the
way down.
Insert a new memory card, or
delete unwanted files.
Insert a new memory card.
Wait until the status LED off.
Format the memory card in this
camera before its first use or when
it was used other than this camera.
Turn the power on again.
Remove the write-protection.
Turn the power on.
Adjust the brightness of the LCD
monitor in the menu.
Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth
or lens paper.
Get your subject within the
effective focus range.
Set the flash to something other
than flash off mode.
Get closer to your subject and
shoot.
Set the flash to something other
than flash off mode.
Set the exposure compensation
to a larger value.
Set the exposure compensation
to a smaller value.
Add a white object to the
composition.
Shooting