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Troubleshooting / Failure diagnosis


This page will give you hints on troubleshooting. If you have some difficulity on a camera operating, refer the link pertaining to your case.
* Battery
* Lens / Flash / Display / Picture / Sound (Photography)
* Switch / Dial / Exterior (Operating / Exterior related)
* Others (Connecting a computer / Memory cards / Error codes)

Battery


  The power will not turn on.
  The camera turned off while using. (The LCD turned off.)
  The power will not turn off./Without removing batteries, the power will not turn off.
  A battery runs out quickly than I expected.
  Pressing the shutter release button, the camera turns off of itself.

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Lens/Flash/Display/Picture/Sound (Photography)


  The lens will not retract/eject. The lens cover will not open/close.
  It will not work zooming/stop zooming.
  A captured image is out of focus./It looks like blurred.
  The flash will not work.
  A captured image is dark, even though a flash works.
  Nothing appears in the LCD./No menu appears./Images does not appear in the LCD./The LCD become black.
  The LCD displays a distorted view./White noise appears in the LCD.
  A vertical line appears in the LCD, when I take a picture in a strong light.
  Some spots are found in a captured image.
  A picture is too bright./ A picture is too dark.
  A picture lacks natural color./It's way off white balance.
  An image will not be recorded.
  A recorded movie will not sound.

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Switch/Dial/Exterior (Operating/Exterior related)


  A button/switch will not work.
  By pressing the shutter release button, "Card is write-protected" message appears.
  The battery cover will not close or will not open./The battery will not lock.
  The mode dial will not turn or rounds in circles, or the mode will not change to the specified.
  When I turn the ADJ dial, the power turns off by itself, or it went out. The display will not switch even though turning the ADJ dial.
  It is hard to half-press (focus lock) the shutter release button./I am unable to focus lock.

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Others
(Connecting a computer/Memory cards/Error codes)

  I cannot take a picture with a memory card and an error code appears.
  I cannot connect a camera to a computer.
  I cannot load a memory card./'Insert a card' message appears even though I load a camera with a memory card.
  "Unmatched file" message appears.

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FAQs - By Product Top
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  Troubleshooting of camera operations
  Troubleshooting of USB connections
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