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Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting 153 We recommend to check the following items before contacting a service center. Symptoms Causes Remedies The shutter does The lens aperture ring setting is Set the lens aperture ring to the not release. other than the s position. s position. (p.60) Nothing is displayed The main switch is OFF. Turn the main switch ON. (p.26) on the LCD panel. The low battery warning } Replace the battery. (p.21) is blinking. The batteries are installed Install the batteries properly. upside-down. (p.21) The mode dial is in the 8 or Set the mode dial to one of the no position. capture modes. The built-in flash is being Wait until the flash is fully charged. charged. (p.86) The Autofocus does The subject is not within the AF Move the camera until subject is not work. frame. inside of the AF frame. (p.17) The subject is too close. Increase the camera-to-subject distance. The focus mode is set to z or Set the focus mode lever to k. l. (p.70) Hard-to-Autofocus subjects Focus manually by using the matte field. (p.74) AE lock function AE lock is not available when Set to one of the capture modes set to green operation mode, a other than the green program 8 does not operate. (Metered manual exposure) AE mode or a (Metered mode or p (bulb) mode. manual exposure) mode. The built-in flash When 3 appears on the LCD (p.86) does not discharge panel, the built-in flash does even if the flash is in not discharge in bright lighting the popped-up position. conditions. The power zoom The camera does not have the Use manual zoom. (p.81) system does not function. power zoom function. In rare cases, the camera may not operate correctly due to static electricity. This can be remedied by taking the batteries out and putting them back in again. When the mirror remains in the up position, take the batteries out and put them back in again. Then, turn the power on, and turn the power off with pressing the shutter release button. The mirror will retract. After the procedure is done, if the camera operates correctly, it does not require any repairs. Appendix

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Appendix
8
Troubleshooting
We recommend to check the following items before contacting a service
center.
In rare cases, the camera may not operate correctly due to static electricity. This can
be remedied by taking the batteries out and putting them back in again. When the
mirror remains in the up position, take the batteries out and put them back in again.
Then, turn the power on, and turn the power off with pressing the shutter release
button. The mirror will retract. After the procedure is done, if the camera operates
correctly, it does not require any repairs.
Symptoms
Causes
Remedies
The shutter does
not release.
Nothing is displayed
on the LCD panel.
The lens aperture ring setting is
other than the
s
position.
Set the lens aperture ring to the
s
position. (p.60)
The main switch is OFF.
Turn the main switch ON. (p.26)
The low battery warning
}
is blinking.
Replace the battery. (p.21)
The batteries are installed
upside-down.
Install the batteries properly.
(p.21)
The mode dial is in the
8
or
no
position.
Set the mode dial to one of the
capture modes.
The built-in flash is being
charged.
Wait until the flash is fully
charged. (p.86)
The Autofocus does
not work.
The subject is not within the AF
frame.
Move the camera until subject is
inside of the AF frame. (p.17)
The subject is too close.
Increase the camera-to-subject
distance.
The focus mode is set to
z
or
k
.
Set the focus mode lever to
l
. (p.70)
Hard-to-Autofocus subjects
Focus manually by using the
matte field. (p.74)
AE lock function
does not operate.
AE lock is not available when
set to green operation mode,
a
(Metered manual exposure)
mode or
p
(bulb) mode.
Set to one of the capture modes
other than the green program
AE mode or
a
(Metered
manual exposure) mode.
The built-in flash
does not discharge
even if the flash is in
the popped-up
position.
When
3
appears on the LCD
panel, the built-in flash does
not discharge in bright lighting
conditions.
(p.86)
The power zoom
system does not
function.
The camera does not have the
power zoom function.
Use manual zoom. (p.81)