Olympus CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual page 203

Troubleshooting
Possible cause
The monitor does not turn on.
The viewfinder is
turned on.
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
The diopter is not
adjusted properly.
There is
*
condensation inside
the camera.
* Condensation: When it is cold outside, the water vapor in the air is rapidly cooled and
turns to droplets of water.
Condensation occurs when the camera is suddenly taken from a cold
place into a warm room.
The brightness of the
viewfinder or monitor
is not adjusted
properly.
The monitor is
exposed to direct
sunlight.
Vertical lines appear
in the viewfinder or on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date/time is not
set.
The camera has been
left with the battery
removed.
The settings are returned to the factory default settings when the camera is
turned off.
ALL RESET is set to
ON.
The picture is out of focus.
The subject is too
close.
Auto focus is not
possible.
The subject is dark.
*
There is condensation
on the lens.
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Corrective action
Press f to turn the monitor on.
Adjust the diopter so that the AF target mark is
clearly visible.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
Select s in the SETUP tab and adjust the
brightness.
Position the monitor in the down position or block
the sunlight with your hand.
Aiming the camera at a bright subject in sunlight
may cause vertical lines to appear on the screen.
This is not a malfunction.
Set the date/time. The clock adjustment is not
factory-preset.
If the camera is left for a few days with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled. Set the
date/time again.
Set ALL RESET in the E tab to OFF.
Position the camera more than 0.2 m/0.7 ft. from
the subject and take the picture. To take pictures
closer than 0.2 m/0.7 ft., use the super macro
mode.
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on the
subject and then shoot.
Turn the AF illuminator on.
Wait until the camera dries before turning it on
again.
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