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Technical Notes and Index
Camera turns off without
warning.
• The camera automatically turns off to save power
(auto off function).
• The camera or battery have become too cold and
cannot operate properly.
• The inside of the camera has become hot. Leave
the camera off until the inside of the camera has
cooled, and then try turning it on again.
• The camera turns off if the USB cable connecting it
to a computer or printer is disconnected.
Reconnect the USB cable.
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Monitor is blank.
• The camera is off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The camera has entered standby mode to save
power. Press the power switch, shutter-release
button, c (shooting/playback mode) button, or
b (e movie-record) button.
• The flash lamp flashes while the flash is charging.
Wait for the flash to charge.
•
The camera and computer are connected via a USB cable.
• The camera and TV are connected via an audio/
video cable or an HDMI cable.
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Monitor is hard to read.
• Adjust the monitor brightness.
• The monitor is dirty. Clean the monitor.
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Date and time of recording
are not correct.
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If the camera clock has not been set,
O
flashes during
shooting and movie recording. Images and movies
saved before the clock is set are dated “00/00/0000
00:00” or “01.01.14 00:00” respectively. The shooting
date and time of still images is not displayed during
playback. Set the correct time and date using
Date
and time
in the camera settings menu.
• The camera clock is not as accurate as ordinary
watches or clocks. Periodically compare the time of
the camera clock with that of a more accurate
timepiece and reset as required.
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Problem Cause/Solution A