Usage Tips - Olympus XZ-1 Instruction Manual

Usage Tips

Usage Tips
If the camera does not work as intended, or if an error
message is displayed on the screen, and you are unsure
of what to do, refer to the information below to fi x the
problem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery Battery
"The camera does not work even when batteries are
installed".
●
Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction.
"Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC/SDXC
memory card (sold separately)" (p. 13), "Charging
the battery and setting up using the supplied CD"
(p. 14), "Charging the battery with the supplied
USB-AC adapter" (p. 17)
●
Battery performance may have been reduced
temporarily due to low temperature. Take the
batteries out of the camera, and warm them by
putting them in your pocket for a while.
Card/Internal memory Card/Internal memory
"An error message is displayed".
"Error message" (p. 72)
Shutter button Shutter button
"No picture is taken when the shutter button is
pressed".
●
Cancel sleep mode.
If no operations are performed for the specifi ed
time when the camera is on, the camera will
enter sleep mode and the monitor will turn off
automatically. While the camera is in sleep mode,
pressing the shutter button will have no effect; to
restore normal operation, operate the zoom lever
or other camera controls. If no operations are
performed for some time after the camera enters
sleep mode, the camera will turn off automatically.
Use the n button to turn the camera on.
● Press the q button to switch to the shooting
mode.
● Wait until #(fl ash charge) stops blinking before
taking pictures.
Monitor Monitor
"Diffi cult to see".
●
Condensation may have occurred. Turn off the
*1
power, and wait for the camera body to become
acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry
out before taking pictures.
*1 Dew drops can form in the camera when it is
suddenly taken from a cold location into a warm,
humid room.
"Vertical lines appear on the screen".
●
This condition may occur when the camera is
pointed at an extremely bright subject under a clear
sky and so on. The lines do not appear, however,
in the fi nal image.
"Light is caught in the picture".
●
Shooting with fl ash in dark situations results in an
image with many fl ash refl ections on dust in the air.
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