Olympus TG-310 TG-610 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 60

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 ● 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". "The camera does not work even when batteries are installed". ● Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction. "Inserting the battery" (p. 13), "Charging the battery and setting up using the supplied CD" (p. 13), "Charging the battery with the included USB-AC adapter" (p. 16) ● 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. 61) ● Condensation*1 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. *1 Dew drops can form in the camera when it is suddenly taken from a cold location into a warm, humid room. "Vertical lines appear on the screen". ● This condition may occur when the camera is pointed at an extremely bright subject under a clear sky and so on. The lines do not appear, however, in the final image. "The light is caught in the picture". ● Shooting with flash results in an image with many flash reflections on dust in the air. Shutter button Date and time function "Date and time settings return to the default setting". "No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed". ● Cancel sleep mode. ● If the batteries are removed and left out of the camera for about 3 days*2, the date and time settings To save battery power, the camera automatically goes return to the default setting, and must be reset. into sleep mode and the monitor turns off if there is *2 The time until the date and time settings return to no operation for 3 minutes when the camera is turned the default setting varies depending on how long on. No picture is taken even if the shutter button is the batteries have been loaded. fully pressed in this mode. Operate any button except for the zoom buttons to restore the camera from sleep "Date, time, time zone, and language" (p. 17) 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. Miscellaneous "The camera makes a noise when taking pictures". ● Press the q button to switch to the shooting ● The camera may activate the lens and make a mode. noise even if no operation is performed. This ● Wait until #(flash charge) stops blinking before is because the camera automatically performs taking pictures. actions of auto focus as far as it is ready to shoot. 60 EN