| What happened |
Probable cause |
Solution |
| Camera will not operate
|
Battery weak, dead, missing,
or improperly loaded
|
Replace or reload the battery
|
| Film does not advance or
rewind
|
Battery weak, dead, missing,
or improperly loaded
|
Replace or reload the battery
|
| LCD panel is blank
|
Battery weak, dead, missing,
or improperly loaded
|
Replace or reload the battery
|
| Camera in sleep mode
|
Press mode-selector button
or turn camera off and then
back on
|
| Camera turned off
|
Turn ON/OFF button ON
|
| Flash/camera ready lamp
"blinks" red
|
Flash not fully charged
|
Wait for lamp to glow green
|
| Flash/camera ready lamp
"blinks" green
|
Insufficient light
|
Use fill-flash feature and
recompose picture
|
| Camera movement
|
Hold camera steady
|
| Flash/camera ready lamp
glows red
|
Subject too close to camera
|
Move back and recompose
picture
|
| Film-presence indicator
"blinks" on LCD panel
|
Loaded exposed ( ), partially
exposed ( ), or processed
film ( ) into the camera
|
Load only new film ( ) into
the camera
|
| Film door does not open
|
Film cassette loaded in film
chamber
|
Press the rewind button (see
Manual rewind) or continue
taking pictures
|