Olympus E-300 - Manual (Page 176)

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Appendix
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Troubleshooting
Possible cause Corrective action Ref. Page
The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
If you encounter problems
The power is off.
The camera enters the
sleep mode.
The battery is drained.
The battery is temporarily
unable to function
because of the cold.
The camera is connected
to a PC.
The camera automatically turns off if it is not
operated for a certain period of time. Set the
power switch to ON .
Press the shutter button halfway.
Charge the battery.
Warm the battery by putting it in your pocket for
a while.
The camera will not operate while it is connected
to a PC. The optional OLYMPUS Studio software
is required in the CONTROL mode.
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No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery is drained.
Subjects are difficult to
focus on (AF does not
work properly).
Pictures are being
recorded to the card.
The flash has not finished
charging.
The card is full.
The battery ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the card.
(The monitor turns off
after BATTERY EMPTY is
displayed.)
There is a problem with
the card.
Charge the battery.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
During sequential shooting, no pictures can be
taken when the camera's memory is full.
Remove your finger from the shutter button, and
wait until the mark stops blinking. Press the
shutter button again.
Erase unwanted images or insert a new card. Before
erasing, download important images to a PC.
Charge the battery. (Wait until the card access
lamp stops blinking.)
Refer to the "Error codes".
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