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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.
Can only select "Suppressed
Continuous shooting is selected.
Flash" flash mode.
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 (long
image.
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 fully charged batteries.
i Set the flash mode to Auto, Red-eye
Reduction or Forced Flash (The flash cannot
be used in some modes).
Set continuous shooting to OFF.
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
The camera does not emit
i The camera volume is set too low.
any sound.
i The microphone was blocked during
shooting/recording.
i There is something covering the speaker
during playback.
The Frame function does
i DPOF settings are specified for some
not erase the frame.
frames.
i Some frames may be protected.
The ERASE ALL function
does not erase all the frames.
Can't format the xD-Picture
The xD-Picture Card is write-protected.
Card.
When the camera is connected
i The special FinePix S304 USB cable is not
to a personal computer (PC),
properly connected to the computer or
the shot image appears on the
camera.
camera's LCD monitor.
i The PC is not switched on.
Nothing happens when I
i Camera malfunction.
use the Mode switch.
i The batteries exhausted.
The camera no longer
The camera has suffered an unforeseen
works correctly.
problem.
Solutions
i Adjust the volume.
i Take care not to block the microphone
during shooting/recording.
i Ensure that the speaker is uncovered.
i Cancel the DPOF settings and try again
(➡P.70).
i Remove the protection.
Remove the write-protection.
(Peel off the write-protect sticker.)
i Set up the camera and the special FinePix
S304 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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