52 ENUsage TipsUsage TipsIf the camera does not work as intended, or if an errormessage is displayed on the screen, and you are unsureof what to do, refer to the information below to fix theproblem(s).TroubleshootingBatteryBattery“The camera does not work even when batteries areinstalled”.Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction.“Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC memorycard (sold separately)” (p. 12), “Charging thebattery and setting up using the supplied CD”(p. 13), “Charging the battery with the suppliedUSB-AC adapter” (p. 16)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.Card/Internal memoryCard/Internal memory“An error message is displayed”.“Error message” (p. 53)Shutter buttonShutter button“No picture is taken when the shutter button ispressed”.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 beforetaking a picture. If the camera is left for another12 minutes, it automatically turns off. Press then button to turn the camera on.●●●Press the q button to switch to the shootingmode.Wait until #(flash charge) stops blinking beforetaking pictures.MonitorMonitor“Difficult to see”.Condensation *1 may have occurred. Turn off thepower, and wait for the camera body to becomeacclimated to the surrounding temperature and dryout before taking pictures.*1 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 a clearsky 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 in animage with many flash reflections on dust in the air.Date and time functionDate and time function“Date and time settings return to the default setting”.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 return tothe default setting varies depending on how longthe batteries have been loaded.“Date, time, time zone, and language” (p. 17)●●●●●●