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Troubleshooting
Preparatory operations
Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page
The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off. Press the power switch to turn the camera on. P.24
The battery is
exhausted.
Charge the battery. P.18
The battery is
temporarily unable to
function because of
the cold.
Warm the battery by putting it in your pocket for a
while.
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The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button or
turn the zoom lever).
P. 24
The camera is
connected to a PC.
The camera will not operate while it is connected
to a PC.
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Shooting
Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery is
exhausted.
Charge the battery. P.18
The camera is in the
playback mode.
Set the mode dial to any position except q.P.47
The flash has not
finished charging.
Remove your finger from the shutter button, and
wait until the # (flash standby) indication stops
blinking. Press the shutter button again.
P. 57
The card is full. Erase unwanted pictures or insert a new card.
Before erasing, download important images to a
PC.
P. 13 3
The battery ran out of
power during shooting
or while the images
were being written to
the card. (Monitor
turns off, or the battery
check indicator blinks.)
Charge the battery. (Wait until the card access
lamp turns off when flashing.)
P. 18
The memory gauge is
full.
Wait until there is room in the memory gauge. P.15
There is a problem
with the card.
Refer to “Error codes”. P.186
The viewfinder does not turn on.
The monitor is turned
on.
Press f to turn the viewfinder on. P.47