Olympus SP-310 Advanced Manual page 159

Possible cause
The monitor does not turn on.
Monitor is turned off.
The viewfinder or monitor is hard to see.
There is condensation
inside the camera.
The brightness of the
monitor is not adjusted
properly.
The monitor is exposed
to direct sunlight.
Vertical lines appear on
the monitor screen
during shooting.
The date recorded with the image data is wrong.
The date and time is not
set.
The camera has been
left without batteries.
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
The subject is dark.
Auto focus is not
possible.
There is condensation
inside the camera.
Corrective action
Press the DISP./GUIDE button several times
to turn on the monitor.
*
Turn the camera off. Before turning it on
again, wait until the camera adjusts to the
surrounding temperature and dries out.
Use [s] to adjust the brightness.
Block the sunlight with your hand or use the
viewfinder.
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 is not preset.
If the camera is left for 3 days without
batteries, the date and time setting is
canceled. Set the date and time again.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 20 cm (7.9 in.) with the
zoom in the maximum wide position, use the
super macro mode.
Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [ON].
Use manual focus or focus lock to focus on
the subject and then shoot.
*
Turn the camera off. Before turning it on
again, wait until the camera adjusts to the
surrounding temperature and dries out.
Troubleshooting
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