Troubleshooting - Pentax Optio S Operating Manual

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Troubleshooting

Problem Cause
Power will not Battery is not installed
come on
Battery is installed
incorrectly
Battery power is low
No image on the LCD monitor is set to
LCD monitor OFF
Image is displayed but
is hard to see
Shutter will not Flash is charging
release
No available space on
SD Memory Card/
MultiMediaCard or in
Built-in memory
Recording
Picture is dark Subject is too far away
in a dark environment,
such as a night scene.
Background is dark
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Remedy
Check battery is installed.
If not, install battery.
Check orientation of battery.
Reinsert battery with ( ) symbol
towards back of camera. (p.13)
Insert a charged battery or use the
AC adapter.
Press Display button to turn LCD
monitor on. (p.40)
Image on LCD monitor may be
hard to see when taking pictures
outside in sunlight.
When flash lamp blinks red, flash
is charging and no pictures can be
taken. Lamp lights red when
charging is completed.
Insert SD Memory Card/
MultiMediaCard with available
space or delete unwanted images.
(p.16, 84)
Wait until recording is finished.
Picture becomes dark if subject is
too far away. Take picture within
range of flash.
When taking a picture of a person
against dark background, such as
night scene, the person may
appear dark if the flash does not
reach background even with cor-
rect exposure. Set to mode to
ensure both person and back-
ground are clear. (p.36)
Problem Cause
Subject is not in Subject difficult to
focus focus on
Subject is not in focus-
ing area
Subject is too close
Focus mode is set on
(Macro) or
(Super Macro).
Flash does not
Flash mode is set to Off
discharge
The Capture mode is
set to , continuous
shooting or infinity-
landscape mode.
Remedy
Subjects difficult to focus on using
autofocus: objects with little contrast
(blue sky, white walls, etc.), dark
objects, finely patterned objects,
fast-moving objects, scenery through
window or net, etc. Lock focus on
another object located at same dis-
tance (press shutter release button
halfway), then aim at target and
press shutter release button fully, or
use Manual Focus mode.
Position subject in AF frame
(focusing area) in middle of LCD
monitor. If the subject is outside
the focusing area, aim the camera
at the subject and lock the focus
(press shutter release button
halfway), then compose picture
and press the shutter release but-
ton fully.
Set focus mode on (Macro) or
(Super Macro). (p.37)
Normal pictures will be out of
focus if taken with focus mode set
on (Macro) or (Super Macro).
Set to Auto or . (p.39)
Flash will not discharge in these
modes.
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