User`s guide

APPENDIX
228
Symptom Possible Cause Action
Camera powers down
during self-timer countdown.
Monitor screen image is
out of focus.
Recorded images are not
saved in memory.
Though available lighting is
bright, the faces of human
subjects appear dark.
Subjects are too dark when
recording images on a
seashore or at a ski area.
Digital zoom does not
work. The zoom bar
indicates zoom only up to a
zoom factor of 3.0.
The battery is dead.
1) You are using the Manual Focus mode and
have not focused the image.
2) You are trying to use the Macro mode (
)
when shooting a scenery or portrait shot.
3) You are trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity
mode (
) when shooting a close-up shot.
1) Camera powers down before the save
operation is complete.
2) Removing the memory card before the save
operation is complete.
Not enough light is reaching the subjects.
Sunlight reflected by water, sand, or snow, can
cause underexposure of images.
1) The digital zoom setting is turned off.
2) Date stamping is turned on.
Charge the battery (page 31).
1) Focus the image (page 80).
2) Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots.
3) Use the Macro mode (
) for close-ups.
1) When the battery indicator shows “ ” , charge
the battery as soon as possible (page
31 ).
2) Do not remove the memory card before the
save operation is complete.
• Change the flash mode setting to “
” (flash
on) for daylight synchro flash (page 64).
• Increase the EV shift value (page 82).
• Change the flash mode setting to “
” (flash
on) for daylight synchro flash (page 64).
• Increase the EV shift value (page 82).
1) Turn on the digital zoom setting (page 62).
2) Turn off date stamping (page 122). Digital zoom
is disabled while date stamping is turned on.
Image Recording
B