Vivitar Vivicam 3945s User Manual page 70

Symptom
The flash does not
fire.
T h e f l a s h c a n n o t
recharge.
E v e n t h o u g h t h e
flash fired, the image
is dark.
T h e i m a g e i s t o o
dark.
T h e i m a g e i s t o o
bright.
T h e i m a g e l a c k s
natural color.
Playback
Symptom
Cannot playback.
T h e c o n t e n t s o f
memory card cannot
be replayed.
F i l e s c a n n o t b e
deleted.
C a n n o t f o r m a t a
memory card.
The playback image
is dark though I used
the flash.
EN-70
Cause
The ViviCam 3945s is set
to / / / / mode.
A
The flash is set to no flash.
The distance to the subject
i s g r e a t e r t h a n f l a s h
effective range.
The image was captured in
a dark place while set to no
flash.
It is under-exposed.
It is over-exposed.
The image was captured in
conditions that are hard for
A u t o W h i t e B a l a n c e t o
adjust to.
Cause
It is not set to playback
mode.
You played back a memory
card that was not formatted
by this device.
The file is protected.
You played back a memory
card that was not formatted
by this device.
The memory card is write-
protected.
End of memory card life.
The LCD monitor is too
dark.
Solution
Switch the ViviCam 3945s
mode to another mode not
mentioned as a cause.
Set the flash to something
other than no flash mode.
Get closer to your subject
and shoot.
Set the flash to something
other than no flash mode.
Set the exposure compensation
to a larger value.
Set the exposure compensation
to a smaller value.
Add a white object to the
composition.
Solution
Slide the mode switch to
playback mode.
L o a d a c a r d t h a t w a s
formatted and stored on by
this device.
Cancel protection.
L o a d a c a r d t h a t w a s
formatted and stored on by
this device.
R e m o v e t h e w r i t e -
protection.
Load a new memory card.
Adjust the brightness of
LCD monitor.