Sony 300 - Manual (Page 71)

SETUP
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Before contacting a sevice center
Please check the following
Symptom Causes Remedy
Insert fresh batteries
Connect an AC Power Adapter There is low battery capacity
An AC Power Adapter is not
connected
The batteries are exhausted
The Camera is turned off
automatically due to the Auto
power function
The Adapter plug is not
connected securely
The Camera is being used in
low temperatures
Mixing old and new batteries
or battery types
The internal memory is full
The CARD has not been formatted.
The memory is exhausted
The camera power is off
The batteries are exhausted
The mode dial is positioned
incorrectly
The SD card is locked.
The camera doesn’t
switch on
The camera powers
down whilst in use
Batteries drain
quickly
Camera does not
take images when
pressing the Shutter
button
Insert fresh batteries
Slide the power switch to
reactivate camera
Remove and re-insert the plug
Keep the camera in warm
conditions (i.e. inside a coat or
jacket) and only remove it in
order to take images
Insert fresh batteries (all of
which should be of the same
type)
After turning the camera off, insert
a new card or delete a stored
image.
Format the memory
Insert a new card
Turn the camera power on
Insert fresh batteries
Change the camera working mode
to the RECORDING mode.
Slide the write protect switch to the
top of the SD memory card.
An Incorrect focus mode is
selected. The images are
unclear
Select a correct focus mode
related to the distance(p.34)
FLASH OFF mode has been
selected
The flash does not
fire
Disengage FLASH OFF mode
The date and time have been
set incorrectly. Incorrect date and
time is displayed
Reset the date and time
correctly(p.62)