FujiFilm FinePix30i - Manual (Page 52)

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Troubleshooting
e If you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
No power.
Power cuts out during
operation.
Batteries run out
quickly.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button
is pressed.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i The AC power adapter plug has come out
of the power outlet.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i You are using the camera in extremely
cold conditions.
i The terminals are soiled.
i The batteries have reached the end of its
operating life.
i No SmartMedia is loaded.
i The SmartMedia is fully recorded.
i The SmartMedia is write-protected.
i The SmartMedia is not formatted.
i The SmartMedia contact area is soiled.
i The SmartMedia is damaged.
i The Auto Power Off function has switched
the camera off.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Plug the adapter back in.
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Put the batteries in your pocket or another
warm place to heat it and then load it into
the camera just before you take a picture.
i Wipe the battery terminals with a clean,
dry cloth.
i Load new fully charged batteries.
i Load a SmartMedia.
i Insert a new SmartMedia or erase some
unwanted frames.
i Remove the write-protection.
i Format the SmartMedia.
i Wipe the SmartMedia contact area with a
clean dry cloth.
i Load a new SmartMedia.
i Switch the camera on.
i Load fully charged batteries.
Problem Cause Remedy Problem Cause Remedy
I can’t use the flash to
take pictures.
The photographed
image is dark even
though I used the flash.
The image is blurred.
There is speckling on
the image.
I can’t format the
SmartMedia.
i The flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode.
i You pressed the shutter button while the
flash was charging.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i The subject is too far away.
i Your finger was covering the flash/flash
control sensor.
i The lens is dirty.
i You photographed a distant subject with
the macro selector switch set to “5”.
i You took a close-up shot with the macro
selector switch set to “t”.
i The shot was taken with a slow shutter
speed (long exposure) in a high-
temperature environment.
i The SmartMedia is write-protected.
i Set the flash to Auto, Red-Eye Reduction
or Forced Flash mode (the flash cannot be
used in some modes).
i Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Move closer to the subject.
i Hold the camera correctly.
i Clean the lens.
i Cancel Macro mode.
i Set the camera to Macro mode.
i This is a characteristic of CCDs and does
not indicate a camera fault.
i Remove the write-protection.
(Peel off the write-protect sticker.)