Troubleshooting - FujiFilm 30i Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

Problem Cause
No power. i The batteries are exhausted.
i The AC power adapter plug has come out
of the power outlet.
i The batteries are exhausted.
Power cuts out during
operation.
Batteries run out i You are using the camera in extremely
quickly. cold conditions.
i The terminals are soiled.
i The batteries have reached the end of its
operating life.
i No SmartMedia is loaded.
No photograph is taken
i The SmartMedia is fully recorded.
when the shutter button
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 Auto Power Off 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.
Remedy
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Plug the adapter back in.
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Put the batteries 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 Load new fully charged 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 Load fully charged batteries.
Problem Cause
I can't use the flash to i The flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode.
take pictures.
i You pressed the shutter button while the
flash was charging.
i The batteries are exhausted.
The photographed i The subject is too far away.
image is dark even i Your finger was covering the flash/flash
though I used the flash. control sensor.
i The lens is dirty.
The image is blurred.
i You photographed a distant subject with
the macro selector switch set to "
i You took a close-up shot with the macro
selector switch set to "
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 (the flash cannot be
used in some modes).
i Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
i Load fully charged batteries.
i Move closer to the subject.
i Hold the camera correctly.
i Clean the lens.
i Cancel Macro mode.
".
i Set the camera to Macro mode.
".
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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