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Problem

Cause

Remedy

Frame erase does not
erase the frame.

iThe frame is protected.

iDPOF settings are specified for some

frames.

iUnprotect the frame using the camera on

which the protection was first applied.

iCancel the DPOF settings for the frame

and try again.

Nothing happens when I
use the Mode switch.

iCamera malfunction.

iThe battery exhausted.

iBriefly remove the batteries or disconnect

the AC power adapter. Then reload the
batteries or reconnect the AC power
adapter and try again.

iPurchase new batteries.

When the camera is
connected to a personal
computer (PC), the shot
image appears on the
camera's LCD monitor.

iThe special USB cable is not connected

correctly to the PC or camera.

iThe PC is not switched on.

iSet up the camera and USB cable

correctly.

iSwitch the PC on.

The camera no longer
works correctly.

iThe camera has suffered an unforeseen

problem.

iRemove the battery briefly and then

reload the battery and try again.

Troubleshooting

eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more

Problem

Cause

Remedy

Can’t use the flash to
take pictures.

iThe flash is set to Suppressed Flash

mode.

iYou pressed the shutter button while the

flash was charging.

iThe battery is exhausted.

iSet the flash to Auto, Red-Eye Reduction

or Forced Flash mode.

iWait until charging is completed before

pressing the shutter button.

iLoad a new battery.

The playback image is
too dark even though
the flash was used.

iThe subject is too far away.
iYour fingers are obscuring the flash or

flash control sensor.

iMove closer to the subject.
iHold the camera correctly.

The image is blurred.

iThe lens is dirty.
iYou photographed a distant subject with

the macro selector switch set to “r”.

iYou took a close-up shot with the macro

selector switch set to “t”.

iClean the lens.
iCancel Macro mode.

iSet the camera to Macro mode.

There is speckling on
the image.

iThe shot was taken with a slow shutter

speed (long exposure) in a high-temperature
environment.

iThis is a characteristic of CCDs and does

not indicate a camera fault.

The ERASE ALL function
does not erase all the
frames.

iThe frame is protected.

iDPOF settings are specified for some

frames.

iUnprotect the frame using the camera on

which the protection was first applied.

iCancel the DPOF settings for the frame

and try again.

I can’t format the
SmartMedia.

iThe SmartMedia is write-protected.

iRemove the write-protection.

Peel off the write-protect sticker)