Troubleshooting - FujiFilm Finepix S3000 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Possible causes
No power.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i The AC power adapter plug has come out of
the power outlet.
i The batteries are loaded the wrong way round.
Power cuts out during The batteries are exhausted.
operation.
Batteries run out quickly. i Camera is being used in extremely cold
conditions.
i The terminals are soiled.
i The batteries have reached the end of their
operating lives.
No photograph is taken i No xD-Picture Card is loaded.
when the shutter button is
i The xD-Picture Card is fully recorded.
pressed.
i The xD-Picture Card is write-protected.
i The xD-Picture Card is not formatted.
i The xD-Picture Card contact area (gold-
colored area) is soiled.
i The xD-Picture Card is damaged.
i The Power Save function has switched the
camera off.
i The batteries are exhausted.
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e If you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
Solutions
i Load new fully charged batteries.
i Plug the adapter back in.
i Load the batteries in the correct direction.
Load new fully charged batteries.
i Put the batteries in your pocket or another
warm place to heat them and then load them
into the camera just before you take a picture.
i Wipe the battery terminals with a clean, dry
cloth.
i Load new fully charged batteries.
i Load an xD-Picture Card.
i Insert a new xD-Picture Card or erase
some unwanted frames.
i Remove the write-protection.
i Format the xD-Picture Card.
i Wipe the xD-Picture Card contact area
(gold-colored area) with a clean dry cloth.
i Load a new xD-Picture Card.
i Switch the camera on.
i Load new fully charged batteries.
Troubleshooting Possible causes
Can't use the flash to take
i The Shutter button was pressed while the
pictures.
flash was charging.
i The batteries are exhausted.
i The Suppressed Flash mode is selected.
Can only select "Suppressed Continuous shooting is selected.
Flash" flash mode.
The photographed image i The subject is too far away.
is dark even though I used
the flash. i Your finger was covering the flash/flash
control sensor.
The playback image is i There is dust on the flash control sensor.
faded when I used the
flash to take a picture.
The image is blurred. i The lens is dirty.
i You photographed scenery with Macro mode
selected.
i You took a close-up shot without selecting
Macro mode.
i You are shooting a subject that is not suited
to autofocusing.
There is speckling on the The shot was taken with a slow shutter speed (long
image. exposure) in a high-temperature environment.
Solutions
i Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the Shutter button.
i Load new fully charged batteries.
i Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-eye
Reduction or Forced Flash (The flash cannot
be used in some modes).
Set continuous shooting to OFF.
i Move to within the effective flash range
before taking the shot.
i Hold the camera correctly.
i Use an applicator such as a cotton swab to
clean the flash control sensor.
i Clean the lens.
i Cancel Macro mode.
i Select Macro mode.
i Use AF/AE lock to take the shot.
This is a characteristic of CCDs and does not
indicate a camera fault.
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