Troubleshooting
If you put the menu back to the settings at the time of purchase, the conditions may be improved. Carry out the [RESET] in the setup menu. (P23) Conditions Causes
The camera will not turn Is the battery inserted correctly? Check the direction of the on. battery. Is the battery sufficiently charged? Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. The picture is not displayed on the LCD monitor. Is the power save mode (P21) or economy mode (P22) activated? Press the shutter button halfway to disactive these modes. Is the battery charge insufficient to operate the camera? Use a battery that has been sufficiently charged. Is the built-in flash charging? While the flash is being charged in economy mode, the LCD monitor is off. The brightness of the This phenomenon appears when pressing the shutter button screen becomes dark or halfway to set the aperture value and does not affect the bright for a moment. recorded pictures. The picture cannot be recorded. Is the card inserted? Is the mode dial correctly set? Is there any memory capacity left on the card? Before recording, delete some pictures. The screen is too bright or dark. Flash is not activated Adjust the brightness of the screen. (P21) Is the Power LCD function activated? (P25) Is the flash mode set to Forced OFF? Change the flash mode. (P37) The flash is not activated when [SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY], or [FIREWORKS] in scene mode is selected. The flash is activated 2 times. The first flash is activated for red-eye prevention on the subject (red-eye phenomenon). 1 second after, the flash is activated again for recording.
Unreadable language Select [ ] icon on the [SETUP] menu to set the desired was selected by mistake. language. The subject is not focused properly. The focus range varies depending on the recording mode. Rotate the mode dial to set to the proper mode for the distance to the subject. Is the subject out of the focus range? (P30) When you cannot focus on the subject even if you tried many times, turn the camera off once and turn it on again.