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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera The battery is not installed Check if a battery is installed. If not, will not turn on install a battery. (p.16) The battery is installed incorrectly Check orientation of the battery and reinsert it. (p.16) The battery is exhausted Charge the battery. (p.17) The battery performance has temporarily deteriorated because it is too cold Warm up the battery by putting it in a pocket where it can come in contact with body heat. No image The LCD monitor is set to Press the OK/Display button to turn the appears on the Off LCD monitor On. LCD monitor The image is displayed The image on the LCD monitor may be but is hard to see hard to see when taking pictures outside in sunlight. Try raising the brightness of the LCD monitor. The shutter will The flash is charging not release When the flash icon blinks red on the LCD monitor, the flash is charging and no pictures can be taken. The flash icon lights red when charging is completed. There is no available space Insert an SD Memory Card with available on the SD Memory Card or in space or delete unwanted images. (p.23, the built-in memory. 137) Recording Wait until recording is finished. The number of image, movie, and sound files recorded on the SD Memory Card has reached 10,000. Replace the SD card with another having available space or delete unwanted files. 8 The picture is The subject is too far away The picture will become dark if the dark in a dark environment, subject is too far away. Take pictures such as a night scene within the specified flash range. The 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 the capture mode to A (Night Scene) to ensure that both the person and the background are clear. (p.53, 77) Appendix 199