Olympus SP-590 UZ - 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,refer
totheinformationbelowtoxtheproblem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery
“The camera does not work even when
batteries are installed”
Insertneworrechargedbatteriesinthecorrect
direction.
“Loadingthebatteries”(p.10)
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.67)
Shutter button
“No picture is taken when the shutter
button is pressed”
Cancelsleepmode.
Tosavebatterypower,thecameraautomatically
enterssleepmodeandthemonitorturnsoffif
thereisnooperationforacertainamountof
timewhenthecameraisturnedon(thelensis
extendedandthemonitorison).Youcanselect
thetimetoenterthesleepmodefrom1,3,5or
10minutes.Nopictureistakeneveniftheshutter
buttonisfullypressedinthismode.Operatethe
shutterbuttonorotherbuttonstorestorethe
camerafromsleepmodebeforetakingapicture.
Ifthecameraisfurtherleftfor12minutes,it
automaticallyturnsoff(thelensretractsandthe
monitorturnsoff).Pressthe
n
buttontoturn
thecameraon.
[SLEEP](p.57)
Setthemodedialtoapositionotherthan
q.
Waituntil
#(ashcharge)stopsblinkingbefore
takingpictures.
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
sufcientlycooled.
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Thecamera’sexternaltemperaturemayalso
increaseduringuse,howeverthisisnormaland
doesnotindicatemalfunction.
Monitor/Viewfinder
“Nothing is displayed/Difcult to see”
Changethedisplaywiththeubutton.
Usethediopteradjustmentdialtobringthedisplay
intofocus.
“Switchingbetweenthemonitorandviewnder”
(p.25)
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will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still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 returns to the
default setting”
Ifthebatteriesareremovedandleftoutofthe
cameraforabout3days
*2
,thedateandtime
settingsreturnstothedefaultsetting,andmust
bereset.
*2
 Thetimeuntilthedateandtimesettingsreturns
tothedefaultsettingvariesdependingonhow
longthebatterieshavebeenloaded.
“Settingthedateandtime”(p.12)
Saving settings
“Settings are not saved after the power is
turned off”
WhenmodedialissettoP,A,S,M,orA:
settingswillbesavedevenifthepoweristurned
off(exceptforself-timer,[PANORAMA]and
[TIMELAPSE]).
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