Olympus µ-1070 - Usage Tips; Troubleshooting

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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xtheproblem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery
“The camera does not work even when
battery is installed.”
Insertrechargedbatteryinthecorrectdirection.
“Chargingthebattery”(p.10),“Loadingthebattery
andthexD-PictureCard
™
(soldseparately)into
thecamera”(p.11)
Batteryperformancemayhavebeenreduced
temporarilyduetolowtemperature.Takethe
battery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.49)
Shutter button
“No picture is taken when the shutter
button is pressed.”
Slidethelensbarrierdown.
Cancelsleepmode.
Tosavebatterypower,thecameragoesinto
sleepmodeandthemonitorautomaticallyturns
offwhennooperationisperformedfor3minutes.
Whentheshutterbuttonispressedinthisstate,no
pictureistaken.Tocancelsleepmode,pressthe
zoomleveroranyotherbutton.Ifthecamerais
leftunoperatedforafurther12minutes,itturnsoff
completely.Toturnthecameraonagain,slidethe
lensbarrierupandthenslideitdownagain.
Waituntil
#(ash
charge)stopsblinkingbefore
takingpictures.
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Thecameramayautomaticallystopworkingifthe
internaltemperaturerisesduetoextendeduse.
Removethebatteryandallowthecameratocool.
Theoutsideofthecameramaybecomehotduring
use,butthisisnotamalfunction.
Monitor
“Difcult to see.”
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.”
Verticallinesmayappearonthescreen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nalimage.
“The light is caught in the picture.”
Shootingwithashindarksituationsresultsin
animagewithmanyashreectionsondustin
theair.
Date and time function
“Date and time settings return to the
default setting.”
Ifthebatteryisremovedandleftoutofthecamera
forabout3days
*2
,thedateandtimesettings
returntothedefaultsetting,andmustbereset.
*2
 Thetimeuntilthedateandtimesettingsreturn
tothedefaultsettingvariesdependingonhow
longthebatteryhasbeenloaded.
“Settingthedateandtime”(p.13)
Other
“There is a noise coming from inside the
camera during shooting.”
Themovementofthelensmaymakeanoiseeven
ifthecameraisnotbeingoperatedbecausethe
autofocusfunctionisactivewhenthecamerais
readytoshoot.
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