FujiFilm FinePixA204 Owner's Manual page 58

Troubleshooting
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.
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
image. (long exposure) in a high-temperature
environment.
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e If you think the camera is faulty, check the following once more.
Solutions
i Wait until charging is completed before
pressing the shutter button.
i Load new batteries.
i Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-eye
Reduction or Forced Flash (The flash cannot
be used in some modes).
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.
Troubleshooting Possible causes
Frame erase does not
i Some frames may be protected.
erase the frame.
The ERASE ALL function
does not erase all the frames.
Can't format the xD- The xD-Picture Card contact area is soiled.
Picture Card.
When the camera is
i The USB cable is not properly connected to
connected to a personal
the computer or camera.
computer (PC), the shot i The PC is not switched on.
image appears on the
camera's LCD monitor.
Nothing happens when I i Camera malfunction.
use the Mode switch.
i The batteries are exhausted.
The camera no longer The camera has suffered an unforeseen
works correctly. problem.
Solutions
i Remove the protection.
Wipe the xD-Picture Card contact area with a
clean dry cloth.
i Set up the camera and the USB cable
correctly.
i Switch the PC on.
i Briefly remove the batteries or disconnect
the AC power adapter. Then reload the
batteries or reconnect the AC power adapter
and try again.
i Replace the batteries.
Briefly remove the batteries or disconnect the
AC power adapter. Then reload the batteries
or reconnect the AC power adapter and try
again.
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