Troubleshooting - FujiFilm FinePix 2800 Zoom Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

Problem Cause
No power. i The battery is exhausted.
i The AC power adapter plug has come out
of the power outlet.
Power cuts out during i The battery is exhausted.
operation.
Battery runs out quickly. i You are using the camera in extremely
cold conditions.
i The terminals are soiled.
i The battery is flat.
i No SmartMedia is loaded.
No photograph is taken
when the shutter button i The SmartMedia is fully recorded.
is pressed.
i The SmartMedia is write-protected.
i The SmartMedia is not formatted.
i The SmartMedia contact area is soiled.
i The SmartMedia is damaged.
i The Power Save function has switched
the camera off.
i The battery is exhausted.
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eIf you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more
Remedy
i Replace the batteries.
i Plug the adapter back in.
i Replace the batteries.
i Put the battery in your pocket or another
warm place to heat it and then load it into
the camera just before you take a picture.
i Wipe the battery terminals with a clean,
dry cloth.
i Replace the batteries.
i Load a SmartMedia.
i Insert a new SmartMedia or erase some
unwanted frames.
i Remove the write-protection.
i Format the SmartMedia.
i Wipe the SmartMedia contact area with
a clean dry cloth.
i Load a new SmartMedia.
i Switch the camera on.
i Replace the batteries.
Problem Cause
Can't use the flash to i The flash is set to Suppressed Flash
take pictures. mode.
i You pressed the shutter button while the
flash was charging.
i The battery is exhausted.
The playback image is i The subject is too far away.
too dark even though i Your fingers are obscuring the flash or
the flash was used. 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 The lens is zoomed to telephoto in Macro
mode.
i The photographed subject was too dark.
There is speckling on i The shot was taken with a slow shutter
the image.
speed (long exposure) in a high-
temperature environment.
I can't format the i The SmartMedia is write-protected.
SmartMedia.
Remedy
i Set the flash to Auto, Red-Eye Reduction
or Forced Flash mode.
i Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
i Replace the batteries.
i Move closer to the subject.
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 Try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from your
subject to take the picture.
i This is a characteristic of CCDs and
does not indicate a camera fault.
i Remove the write-protection.
Peel off the write-protect sticker)
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