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 fix 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
ON/OFF
button to turn
the camera on.
[SLEEP]
(p.
57)
• Set the mode dial to a position other than
[B.
• Wait until
~
(flash 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
sufficiently cooled.
66
EN
The camera's external temperature may also
increase during use, however this is normal and
does not indicate malfunction.
MonitorNiewfinder
"Nothing
is
displayed/Difficult
to
see"
• Change the display with the
101
button.
• Use the diopter adjustment dial to bring the display
into focus.
"Switching between the monitor and viewfinder"
(p.25)
• Condensation'
l
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 final still image.
"The
light
is
caught
in the
picture"
• Shooting with flash
in
dark situations results
in
an image with many flash reflections 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
[8:
settings will be saved even if the power is turned
off (except for self-timer, [PANORAMA] and
[TIMELAPSE]).
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