Ricoh RDC-5000 - Manual (Page 122)

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Camera not set to PIC mode
Camera set to flash off mode
White balance mode set to
setting other than auto
Batteries dead
Subject farther than approx. 3.0 m
(9.9 feet) with the zoom on
telephoto or approx. 3.4 m (11.2
feet) with the zoom on wide angle
The camera is too close to the
subject.
Over-exposed
Brightness setting of LCD monitor
not adjusted
Shot in low light area with camera
set to flash off mode
Under-exposed
Brightness setting of LCD monitor
not adjusted
Shooting conditions difficult for
white balance in auto mode
Screen display set to off
Camera not set to play mode
The playback source is different
SmartMedia memory card not
installed or doesn’t contain any files
Use SmartMedia memory card
not formatted by your camera
SmartMedia memory card
contains incorrectly recorded files
SmartMedia memory card
contains files in a format not read
by the camera.
Card door open
Video interface cable poorly
connected
Source of interference, such as
electric motor, nearby
SmartMedia memory card contact
surface dirty
The video I/O switch is set on [IN].
Error in internal memory in the
camera
Error with SmartMedia memory
card
Flash won’t fire,
or won’t charge Use record menu to set record to PIC mode.
Cancel the flash off mode with flash
button.
Use record menu to set the white balance
to auto.
Replace batteries.
Come closer to subject.
Retake picture without flash.
Use record menu to adjust exposure
compensation.
Adjust brightness adjustment dial.
Press the flash button disengage flash off
mode.
Use record menu to adjust exposure
compensation.
Adjust brightness adjustment dial.
Place a white object near the subject, use
the flash or select one of the manual
white balance modes.
Press the ENTER button to switch screen
display mode.
Set mode dial to [ ].
Press the CARD/IN button to change the
playback source
Insert a SmartMedia memory card with
recorded images.
Use a SmartMedia memory card that has
been formatted and recorded by your
camera.
Insert a SmartMedia memory card containing
pictures property recorded by the camera.
Check the format type
Ensure that card door is securely closed.
Check connection.
Relocate camera away from source.
Clean contact surface with soft dry cloth.
Set video I/O switch is set on [OUT].
Copy required files from internal memory
to the SmartMedia memory card and
format internal memory.
Test camera with another SmartMedia
memory card. If second card displays
well, problem is with card not camera.
Image dark
even with flash
Image is too
bright
Image is too
dark
Unnatural
coloration of
image
Date and other
recording data
will not display
Can’t playback
or image won’t
appear
Replay is not
clear
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56
60
37
56, 62
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82
32
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