Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting page 128

Nothing is displayed on the LCD monitor when the power is turned on.
• In the default setting, the LCD monitor _ill turn off if
no operation
is registered for more than
five seconds to minimize the battery consumption. You can change the time setting
!page Ill2).
• The LCD monitor is set to off. Press the 11--11 ( Display) button to turn the LCD monitor on
(page 26).
• Something, such as a hand, has activated the eyepiece sensors when it passed near the sensors.
If the sensors below the viewfinder are ictivated, the camera turns off the LCD monitor
assuming the photographer is using the viewfinder. You can deactivate this fimction (page 97).
• An exposure longer than one second, such as a bulb exposure, is being performed. Nothing is
displayed on the LCD monitor during the exposure.
The image is not clear in the viewfinder.
• Adjust Ihe diopter scale properly using the diopter-a([jusm/ent dial (_ arep .5irl "Read Thia
First').
Your camera cannot record images.
• Check Ihe fice capacity of the recording medium lpage 27). If it is l'ulL do one of the
lbllowing:
Delete unnecessary images !_ step 6 i_l "Read This First').
Change the recording medium.
• You are using the "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect switch, and the sx_itch is set to
the LOCK position. Set the switch to the recording position (page 139).
• You cannot record images while charging the built-in flash.
The shutter does not release.
• The shutter cannot be released when the subject is out of lbcus. (The shutter lock can be
deactivated (page 93).)
• The shutter cannot be released when the camera is attached to another device, such as an
astronomical telescope, etc. lThe shutter lock can be deactivated in this situation (page 96).)
• The shutter cannot be released with "----" flashing at the lower-right corner on the LCD
monitor and "E" flashing in the viewfinder. This indication means a recording medium is not
inserted in the camera. Insert a recording medium to take a picture 1_ step 4 i_i "Read This
First').
• The shutter cannot be released with "--" lit at the upper-right corner on the LCD monitor. This
indication means the lens is not attached properly. Attach the lens properly (_ swp 2 ill
"Read This First').
Recording takes a long time.
• The noise reduction fimction is activated
(page 85). This is not a malfunction.
• You arc shooting in RAW mode (page 83). Since the RAW data file is large, the RAW mode
shooting may take time.
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