Instruction manual

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Problem Symptom Cause Solution
The camera
will not work.
Nothing dis-
played on the
monitor.
The battery is dead.
The auto-power-off func-
tion has turned the cam-
era off.
The AC adapter is not
connected properly.
Replace battery (p. 14).
Press the main switch to
restore power. The length of
the auto-power-off period can
be changed in the custom 1
section of the setup menu.
Check that the adapter is con-
nected to the camera and a
live electrical outlet (p. 17).
The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or
damage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact a Minolta service facility
listed on the back cover of this manual.
Shutter will
not release.
“000” is dis-
played on the
frame counter.
Memory card is full and
unable to store an image
at the image-quality or
image-size setting on the
camera.
Insert a new memory card (p.
18), delete some images (p.
33), or change the image-quali-
ty or image-size setting (p. 44).
No-card warn-
ing appears on
the monitors.
No memory card in the
camera.
Insert a memory card (p. 18).
APPENDIX
Troubleshooting
Pictures are
not sharp.
Make sure the subject is within
the autofocus range (p. 26).
A special situation is pre-
venting the autofocus sys-
tem from focusing (p. 27).
Use the focus-lock function to
focus on an object at the same
distance as the subject (p. 26).
Pictures are
taken indoors
or in low-light
situations with-
out flash.
Slow shutter speeds
result in blurred images
when the camera is hand-
held.
Use a tripod, change the cam-
era sensitivity to a higher set-
ting (p. 47), or use the flash (p.
28).
The subject is beyond the flash range (p.
47).
Move closer to the subject or
change the camera sensitivity
to a higher setting (p. 47).
Problem Symptom Cause Solution
Focus signal is
red.
While using
flash, the pic-
tures are too
dark.
Shutter will
not release.
Card-locked
warning
appears on the
monitor.
Memory card is locked.
Unlock the memory card using
the write-protect switch (p. 19).
Subject is too close.
Subject
appears too
far to the right
in the image.
Viewfinder was used for framing. Parallax
is apparent with subjects closer than 1m
(3ft.) at the zoom’s wide-angle position or
3m (10ft) at the telephoto position.
Only use the LCD monitor for
framing with close subjects.