Olympus Stylus 500 Advanced Manual page 136

Troubleshooting
Possible cause
The 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/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]. Set [ALL RESET] to [OFF] in the mode menu.
The picture is out of focus.
The subject was too
close.
Auto focus is not
possible.
There is condensation*
on the lens.
Colors look strange on the monitor during focusing.
Colors look strange on
the monitor when the
shutter button is pressed
halfway.
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The monitor goes off.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
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Corrective action
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
Select [s] in the mode menu and adjust the
brightness.
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 1 day with the battery
removed, the date/time setting is canceled.
Set the date/time again.
Move further away from the subject. To take
pictures closer than 7 cm (2.8") with the zoom
in the maximum WIDE position, use the
super macro mode.
Use focus lock to focus on the subject and
then shoot.
Turn the camera off and wait until it dries
before turning it on again.
This is not a malfunction. When focusing is
successful, the correct colors will be
displayed.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button
or zoom button).
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