Olympus C-170 - Manual (Page 91)

Troubleshooting
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Appendix
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The batteries ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the
internal memory or card.
(Monitor turns off.) Replace the batteries with new ones, or
charge the batteries. (Wait until the orange
lamp turns off when blinking.) –
The memory gauge is full. Wait until there is space in the memory gauge. –
There is a problem with
the card. See “Error codes”. P. 89
The monitor is hard to see.
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Block the sunlight with your hand. –
Vertical lines appear on
the monitor screen
during shooting. Aiming the camera at a bright subject in
sunlight may cause vertical lines to appear
on the screen. This is not a malfunction. –
The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date/time is not set. Set the date/time. The clock adjustment is
not factory-preset.
P. 52
The camera has been
left with the batteries
removed. If the camera is left for 3 days with the
batteries removed, the date/time setting is
canceled. Set the date/time again. P. 52
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 50 cm (1.6 ft.), use
macro mode. P. 33
Auto focus is not
possible. Use focus lock to focus on the subject and
then shoot. P. 20
There is condensation*
on the lens. Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again. –
The monitor goes off.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Press the shutter button or l. P. 55
The flash does not fire.
The flash is set to [
$]. Select a flash mode other than [ $]. P. 34
The subject is
illuminated. If you want the flash to fire on a brightly
illuminated subject, set the flash to [#]. P. 34
The camera records
movies. The flash does not fire in the n mode. Turn
the mode dial to other than n.
P. 36
Panorama mode is set. The flash does not fire in the panorama mode. P. 38
Possible cause Corrective action
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