Olympus SP-500 UZ - Manual (Page 153)

Troubleshooting
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(Preparatory operations
(Taking pictures
Troubleshooting
Possible cause Corrective action
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The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off.
Press the POWER button to turn the camera on. P. 22
The batteries are
installed incorrectly.
Install the batteries correctly. –
The battery power is
exhausted.
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries. –
The batteries are
temporarily unable to
function because of the
cold.
Warm the batteries by putting them in your
pocket for a while.
–
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
Operate the camera with the shutter button or
zoom lever.
–
The camera is connected
to a computer.
The camera will not operate while it is
connected to a computer.
P. 145
Possible cause Corrective action
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No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery power is
exhausted.
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries. –
The camera is in the
playback mode.
Set the mode dial to a mode other than q. P. 10
The flash has not
finished charging.
Remove your finger from the shutter button,
and wait until the # (flash charge) mark
stops blinking before taking the picture.
P. 43
The power is off. Set the mode dial to a mode other than q,
and press the POWER button.
P. 22
The internal memory or
card is full.
Insert a new card or erase unwanted
pictures. Before erasing, download important
pictures to a computer.
P. 100,
144
The batteries ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the internal
memory or the card.
Insert new batteries or charge the batteries.
(Wait until the card access 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 messages”. P. 151