Troubleshooting1499 Appendix(Preparatory operations(Taking picturesTroubleshootingPossible cause Corrective action Ref.pageThe camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.The power is off. Press the o button to turn the cameraon.P. 9The battery power isexhausted.Charge or change the battery. –The battery is temporarilyunable to functionbecause of the cold.Warm the battery by putting it in your pocketfor a while.–The camera is in thesleep mode.Press the shutter button or turn the zoomlever.–The camera is connectedto a computer.The camera will not operate while it isconnected to a computer.P. 141Possible cause Corrective action Ref.pageNo picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.The battery power isexhausted.Charge or change the battery. –The camera is in theplayback mode.Set the mode switch to the K or A positionto enable a shooting mode.P. 9The flash has notfinished charging.Remove your finger from the shutter button,and wait until the # (flash charge) markstops blinking before taking the picture.P. 44The power is off. Set the mode switch to K or n, and presso.P. 10The internal memory orcard is full.Insert a new card or erase unwantedpictures. Before erasing, download importantpictures to a computer.P. 93,140The battery ran out ofpower during shooting orwhile the images werebeing written to the internalmemory or the card.Charge the battery. (Wait until the power/card access lamp turns off when blinking.)–The memory gauge isfull.Wait until there is space in the memorygauge.–There is a problem withthe card.See “Error messages”. P. 147