Nikon S220 S220/225 User's Manual - Page 151

Electronically Controlled Cameras, Shooting, Date imprint, Sports, Museum, Panorama assist - troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution Date not appearing on Date does not appear on movies, on pictures taken pictures even when using d (Sports scene mode), l (Museum scene Date imprint is enabled. mode), p (Panorama assist scene mode), when Blink proof is set to On in smile mode, when the Continuous setting is set to Continuous or BSS, or when Electronic VR is set to Auto. Camera settings reset. Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their default values. Monitor turns off, and the power-on lamp and flash lamp blink rapidly. Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow battery to cool down before resuming use. After the lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the power switch also turns off the camera. A 35, 38, 39, 46, 70, 97, 113 116 15 Electronically Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded will not be affected. Technical Notes Shooting Problem Cause/Solution No picture taken when shutter- • When camera is in playback mode, press the release button is pressed. A button or the shutter-release button. • When menus are displayed, press the d button. • Battery is exhausted. • When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging. Camera cannot focus. • The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well. • Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again. A 26 10 20 29 25 20 139

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the
camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a
strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery,
then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact
your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting
the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not
recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem
occurred. Data already recorded will not be affected.
Shooting
Date not appearing on
pictures even when
Date imprint
is enabled.
Date does not appear on movies, on pictures taken
using
d
(
Sports
scene mode),
l
(
Museum
scene
mode),
p
(
Panorama assist
scene mode), when
Blink proof
is set to
On
in smile mode, when the
Continuous
setting is set to
Continuous
or
BSS
, or
when
Electronic VR
is set to
Auto
.
35, 38,
39, 46,
70, 97,
113
Camera settings reset.
Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored
to their default values.
116
Monitor turns off, and
the power-on lamp and
flash lamp blink rapidly.
Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow
battery to cool down before resuming use. After the
lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off
automatically. Pressing the power switch also turns off
the camera.
15
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
No picture taken when shutter-
release button is pressed.
When camera is in playback mode, press the
A
button or the shutter-release button.
When menus are displayed, press the
d
button.
Battery is exhausted.
When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.
26
10
20
29
Camera cannot focus.
The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
25
20
Problem
Cause/Solution
A