Shooting tips and information
Tips before you start taking pictures
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: The camera does not turn on even when the batteries are loaded
The battery
is
not fully charged
• Charge the battery with the charger.
The battery is temporarily unable to function because
of
the cold
• Battery performance declines
in
low
temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient
to turn on the camera.
Remove
the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a
while.
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Cannot use the card
• If the card's contact area is dirty, the
[CARD
SETUP] screen may display without reading
the card. In this case, select [CLEAN CARD], and press
IOK/FuNcl.
Then, remove the card
and wipe the contact area with a soft,
dry
cloth.
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No picture
is
taken when the shutter button
is
pressed
The camera is in sleep mode
•
To
save battery power, the camera automatically goes into sleep mode and the monitor
turns
off
if there is no operation after 3 minutes when the camera is turned on (when the
lens cover is open and the monitor is on). No picture is taken even if the shutter button is
fully pressed in this mode. Operate the zoom button
or
other buttons to restore the
camera from sleep
mode
before taking a picture.
If
the camera is left on for 15 minutes,
it automatically turns
off
(the lens cover closes and the monitor turns off). Press
POWER
to turn the camera on.
The mode dial is set to
(B
or *
• This is the playback
mode
for
displaying pictures on the monitor. Set the
mode
dial to a
shooting mode.
The mode dial is
in
the position
of
GUIDE
• No pictures can be taken when the shooting guide is being displayed. Take pictures after
selecting
your
desired shooting effect
in
the shooting guide
or
set it to a setting other than
GUIDE in shooting mode.
The flash is charging
•
Wait
until the
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(flash charge) mark stops blinking before taking the picture.
IThe date and time have not been set
The camera has been used in the same conditions from the time
of
purchase
• No
date
and time have been set for the camera at the time
of
purchase.
Set
the date and
time before using the camera.
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"<2) Setting the date and time" (P.37)
The battery has been pulled out
of
the camera
•
The
date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is
left without battery for approximately 1 day. Also, the date and time setting will be
canceled earlier than this if the battery has been in the camera for a short period
of
time.
Before taking important pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.
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