je TipsIf the camera does not work as intended, or ifan error message is displayed on the screen,and you are unsure of what to do, refer to theinformation below to fix the problem(s)._ _ ili _Battery"The camera does not work even whenbatteries are installed'.• Insert recharged batteries in the _orr#c ! direction."Charging the battery" (p. 10) , "Loading thebattery (supplied) and the xD;Picture CardTM(sold separately)into the camera'; (p: 11) ............• Battery performance may have been reducedtemporarily due to low temperature. Take thebatteries out of the camera, and warm them byputting them in your pocket for a while.Monitor"Difficult to see".® CondensatiotY _may have occurred. Turn offthepower, and wait for the camera body t5 6e_omeacclimated to the surrounding temperature and dryout before taking pictures."_ Dew drops can form in the camera when it issuddenly taken from a cold location into a warm,humid room."Vertical lines appear on the screen".® This condition may occur when the camera ispointed at an extremely bright subject under aclear sky and so on. The lines do not appear,however, in the final image."The light is caught in the picture".® Shooting with flash in dark situations results inan image with many flash reflections on dust inthe air.i!i_!_ _iii i_ ii_i__!!!ij lI Oa an, time nc.onii k Ji iiiiiii ! i iiiii i!!!;i!default"Dateandsetting,,.timesettings ' ......Card/Internal memory"Anerrormessage_sd_p!_y_'!_"Error message" (p. 42)< ....Shutter button"No picture is taken when the shdtterbutton is pressed".• Cancel sleep mode ..........To save battery power, the camera automaticallygoes into sleep mode and the monitor turns offif there is no operation for 3 minutes when thecamera is turned on. No picture is taken even ifthe shutter button is fully pressed in this mode.Operate the zoom buttons or other buttons torestore the camera from sleep mode before takinga picture. If the camera is left for another I2minutes, it automatically turns off. Press POWER toturn the camera on.® If the batteries are removed and left out of thecamera for about a day "2,the date and timesettings return to the default setting, and mustbe reset.-2 The time until the date and time settings returnto the default setting varies depending on howlong the batteries have been loaded."Setting the date and time" (p. 13)• Press _/_ button to set a shooting mode.• Wait until _.(flash charge) stops blinking beforetaking pictures.EN