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Problem
Symptom
Cause
Solution
The camera
will not work.
Nothing dis-
played on the
data panel or
the monitors.
The battery is dead.
AA Ni-MH batteries are
inserted incorrectly.
The AC adapter is not
connected properly.
Replace battery (p. 14).
Reinsert the batteries taking
care that the negative and pos-
itive terminals are orientated as
indicated on the inside of the
battery chamber door (p. 14).
Check that the adapter is con-
nected to the camera and a
live electrical outlet (p. 17).
The section covers minor problems with basic camera operation. For major problems or
damage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact a Minolta service facility
listed on the back cover of this manual.
Shutter will
not release.
“000” is dis-
played on the
frame counter.
Memory card is full and
unable to store an image
at the image-quality or
image-size setting on the
camera.
Insert a new memory card (p.
18), delete some images (p.
35), or change the image-quali-
ty or image-size setting (p. 44).
No-card warn-
ing appears on
the monitors.
No memory card in the
camera.
Insert a memory card (p. 18).
APPENDIX
Troubleshooting
Pictures are
not sharp.
Subject is too close.
Make sure the subject is within
the autofocus range (p. 24) or
use the macro mode (p. 29).
The camera is in macro
mode.
Cancel the macro mode setting
(p. 29).
A special situation is pre-
venting the autofocus
system from focusing (p.
27).
Use the focus-lock function to
focus on an object at the same
distance as the subject (p. 53)
or use manual focus (p. 67).
Pictures are
taken indoors
or in low-light
situations with-
out flash.
Slow shutter speeds
result in blurred images
when the camera is
hand-held.
Use a tripod, change the cam-
era sensitivity to a higher set-
ting (p. 64), or use the flash (p.
32).
Continuous
advance and
bracketing
drive mode
does not
work.
The image quality is set to TIFF.
Change the image-quality set-
ting (p. 44).
The subject is beyond the flash
range (p. 64).
Move closer to the subject or
change the camera sensitivity
to a higher setting (p. 64).
Problem
Symptom
Cause
Solution
Focus signal is
red.
While using
flash, the pic-
tures are too
dark.
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