Minolta Dimage X20 Instruction Manual page 109

Problem Symptom
Card-locked
Shutter will warning
not release. appears on the
monitor.
Focus signal is
red.
Pictures are
not sharp.
Pictures are
taken indoors
or in low-light
situations with-
out flash.
While using
flash, the pic- The subject is beyond the flash range (p.
tures are too 28).
dark.
If the camera does not function normally, turn it off, remove and reinsert the battery, or unplug and
reconnect the AC adapter. Always turn the camera off using the main switch otherwise the memory
card may be damaged and camera settings reset.
Cause
Memory card is locked.
Subject is too close.
A special situation is pre-
venting the autofocus sys-
tem from focusing (p. 27).
Slow shutter speeds
result in blurred images
when the camera is hand-
held.
Solution
Unlock the memory card using
the write-protect switch (p. 19).
Make sure the subject is within
the autofocus range (p. 26).
Use the focus-lock function to
focus on an object at the same
distance as the subject (p. 26).
Use a tripod, change the cam-
era sensitivity to a higher set-
ting (p. 51), or use the flash (p.
36).
Move closer to the subject or
change the camera sensitivity
to a higher setting (p. 51).
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