Usage Tips - Olympus SP-590UZ Instruction Manual

Usage Tips
If the camera does not work as intended, or if an
error message is displayed on the screen, refer
to the information below to fix the problem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery
"The camera does not work even when
batteries are installed"
• Insert new or recharged batteries in the correct
direction.
"Loading the batteries" (p. 10)
• Battery performance may have been reduced
temporarily due to low temperature. Take the
batteries out of the camera, and warm them by
putting them in your pocket for a while.
Card/Internal memory
"An error message is displayed"
"Error message" (p. 67)
Shutter button
"No picture is taken when the shutter
button is pressed"
• Cancel sleep mode.
To save battery power, the camera automatically
enters sleep mode and the monitor turns off if
there is no operation for a certain amount of
time when the camera is turned on (the lens is
extended and the monitor is on). You can select
the time to enter the sleep mode from 1, 3, 5 or
10 minutes. No picture is taken even if the shutter
button is fully pressed in this mode. Operate the
shutter button or other buttons to restore the
camera from sleep mode before taking a picture.
If the camera is further left for 12 minutes, it
automatically turns off (the lens retracts and the
monitor turns off). Press the ON/OFF button to turn
the camera on.
[SLEEP] (p. 57)
• Set the mode dial to a position other than
[B.
• Wait until
~
(flash charge) stops blinking before
taking pictures.
• With prolonged camera use, the internal
temperature may increase, resulting in automatic
shutdown. If this occurs, remove the battery
from the camera and wait until the camera has
sufficiently cooled.
66 EN
The camera's external temperature may also
increase during use, however this is normal and
does not indicate malfunction.
MonitorNiewfinder
"Nothing is displayed/Difficult to see"
• Change the display with the
101
button.
• Use the diopter adjustment dial to bring the display
into focus.
"Switching between the monitor and viewfinder"
(p.25)
• Condensation'
l
may have occurred. Turn off the
power, and wait for the camera body to become
acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry
out before taking pictures.
'1
Dew drops can form in the camera when it is
suddenly taken from a cold location into a warm,
humid room.
"Vertical lines appear on the screen"
• Vertical lines will appear on the screen when the
camera is pointed at an extremely bright subject
under a clear sky and so on. The lines do not
appear, however, in the final still image.
"The light is caught in the picture"
• Shooting with flash in dark situations results in
an image with many flash reflections on dust in
the air.
Date and time function
"Date and time settings returns to the
default setting"
• If the batteries are removed and left out of the
camera for about 3 days'2, the date and time
settings returns to the default setting, and must
be reset.
'2
The time until the date and time settings returns
to the default setting varies depending on how
long the batteries have been loaded.
"Setting the date and time" (p. 12)
Saving settings
"Settings are not saved after the power is
turned off"
• When mode dial is set to P, A, S, M, or
[8:
settings will be saved even if the power is turned
off (except for self-timer, [PANORAMA] and
[TIMELAPSE]).