Operation Manual

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Troubleshooting
11
Miscellaneous
Possible cause Corrective action Ref. page
The monitor does not turn on.
The viewfinder is
turned on.
Press f to turn the monitor on. P.47
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
The diopter is not
adjusted properly.
Adjust the diopter so that the AF target mark is
clearly visible.
P. 30
There is condensation
*
inside the camera.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
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The brightness of the
viewfinder or monitor is
not adjusted properly.
Select s in the mode menu tab and adjust the
brightness.
P. 14 9
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Position the monitor in the down position or block
the sunlight with your hand.
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Vertical lines appear in
the viewfinder or on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
Aiming the camera at a bright subject in sunlight
may cause vertical lines to appear on the screen.
This is not a malfunction.
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The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date/time is not
set.
Set the date/time. The clock adjustment is not
factory-preset.
P. 28
The camera has been
left with the battery
removed.
If the camera is left for one day with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled. Set
the date/time again.
P.20, 28
The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is
turned off.
ALL RESET is set to
ON.
Select the SETUP tab in the mode menu and set
ALL RESET to OFF.
P. 13 5
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Move further away from the subject. To take pictures
closer than 7 cm (2.8") with the zoom in the maximum
WIDE position, use the super macro mode.
P.82, 83
Auto focus is not
possible.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
P.50, 68
There is
condensation
*
on the
lens.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries before
turning it on again.
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* Condensation: When it is cold outside, the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled
and turns to droplets of water.
Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a
cold place into a warm room.