121EN10Shooting tips and maintenance10 Shooting tips and maintenanceThe camera does not turn on even when a battery is loadedThe battery is not fully charged• Charge the battery with the charger.The battery is temporarily unable to function because of the cold• Battery performance declines in low temperatures, and the charge may not be sufficient to turn onthe camera. Remove the battery and warm it by putting it in your pocket for a while.No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressedThe camera has turned off automatically• To save battery power, if there is no operation, the camera goes into sleep mode after a fixedperiod of time and the camera stops operating. The camera activates again when you touch theshutter button or any other button. g“SLEEP” (P. 100)After a further fixed period of time has elapsed, the camera power turns off.The flash is charging• On the LCD monitor, the # mark blinks when charging is in progress. Wait for the blinking to stop,then press the shutter button.Unable to focus• When the AF confirmation mark on the LCD monitor is blinking, it indicates that the camera isunable to focus using AF. Press the shutter button again.Noise reduction is activated• When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to appear in images. Thecamera activates the noise-reduction process after shooting at slow shutter speeds. During which,shooting is not allowed. You can set [NOISE REDUCT.] to [OFF].g“NOISE REDUCT.” (P. 104)The date and time has not been setThe camera is used with the settings at the time of purchase• The date and time of the camera is not set when purchased. Set the date and time before usingthe camera. g“Setting the date/time” (P. 7)The battery has been removed from the camera• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the camera is leftwithout the battery for approximately 1 day. The settings will be cancelled more quickly if thebattery was only loaded in the camera for a short time before being removed. Before takingimportant pictures, check that the date and time settings are correct.Shooting tips and information