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Trouble Shooting

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Appendix Trouble Shooting General Symptom Possible causes Suggested solution The camera does not power on. The AA batteries are depleted. You did not press the Power button long enough. Replace them with new ones (p. 7). Press and hold down the Power button for approximately 1 second. You did not insert the AA batteries cor- Make sure the battery polarity matches rectly. the indicators on the bottom of the camera body (p. 7). Cannot format the card. The write protect switch is set to lock Set the write protect switch to unlocked position. position (p. 9). The card is broken. Replace the card with new one (p. 9). The camera turns power off suddenly. The AA batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones (p. 7). The power automatically turns off when Select a desired time setting in "AUTO there is no operation for a certain pe- POWER OFF" menu (p. 53). riod of time. The startup screen stays on The Mode Dial is set halfway between Set the dial so it securely snaps in to and the status indicator two modes. the desired position. blinks green. In or . mode Symptom Possible causes Suggested solution The Shutter button does not You did not press the Shutter button function to capture. enough. Press the Shutter button fully. The LCD screen does not display the image from the lens. The LCD screen turns off. Press the DISPLAY button to turn it on (p. 6). The captured image is too The exposure setting does not match Use a different mode to capture the im- dark or too bright in , mode. the lighting condition. age. The flash does not function. You set the flash to off mode. Press the q button and try other modes (p. 16). You set the flash to Auto mode in a bright condition. Not a malfunction. The flash has malfunctioned. Call for service (p. 64). Cannot focus on a close up The camera cannot automatically focus Press the % button to use Macro Shot subject. on a subject closer than 1 ft (30 cm). (p. 16). The captured image appears The focus is not properly locked. unclear. Press the Shutter button half-way down and wait a few moments until the focus locks (p. 13). Cannot use the digital zoom. The DIGITAL ZOOM menu item is set to Set it to "ON" (p. 30). "OFF". Appendix 62

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Appendix
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Appendix
Trouble Shooting
Symptom
The camera does not power
on.
Cannot format the card.
The camera turns power off
suddenly.
The startup screen stays on
and the status indicator
blinks green.
Possible causes
The AA batteries are depleted.
You did not press the Power button
long enough.
You did not insert the AA batteries cor-
rectly.
The write protect switch is set to lock
position.
The card is broken.
The AA batteries are depleted.
The power automatically turns off when
there is no operation for a certain pe-
riod of time.
The Mode Dial is set halfway between
two modes.
Symptom
The Shutter button does not
function to capture.
The LCD screen does not
display the image from the
lens.
The captured image is too
dark or too bright in
,
mode.
The flash does not function.
Cannot focus on a close up
subject.
The captured image appears
unclear.
Cannot use the digital zoom.
Possible causes
You did not press the Shutter button
enough.
The LCD screen turns off.
The exposure setting does not match
the lighting condition.
You set the flash to off mode.
You set the flash to Auto mode in a
bright condition.
The flash has malfunctioned.
The camera cannot automatically focus
on a subject closer than 1 ft (30 cm).
The focus is not properly locked.
The DIGITAL ZOOM menu item is set to
“OFF”.
Suggested solution
Replace them with new ones (
p. 7
).
Press and hold down the Power button
for approximately 1 second.
Make sure the battery polarity matches
the indicators on the bottom of the
camera body (
p. 7
).
Set the write protect switch to unlocked
position (
p. 9
).
Replace the card with new one (
p. 9
).
Replace them with new ones (
p. 7
).
Select a desired time setting in “AUTO
POWER OFF” menu (
p. 53
).
Set the dial so it securely snaps in to
the desired position.
General
In
[
,
]
,
;
,
'
,
,
or
.
mode
Suggested solution
Press the Shutter button fully.
Press the DISPLAY button to turn it on
(
p. 6
).
Use a different mode to capture the im-
age.
Press the
q
button and try other modes
(
p. 16
).
Not a malfunction.
Call for service (
p. 64
).
Press the
%
button to use Macro Shot
(
p. 16
).
Press the Shutter button half-way down
and wait a few moments until the focus
locks (
p. 13
).
Set it to “ON” (
p. 30
).