Troubleshooting - Olympus DS 30 Instructions Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

Operating Problems
Symptom
The camera does The power is OFF.
The batteries are loaded incorrectly.
not work.
The batteries are exhausted.
The batteries are temporarily unable to
function.
The loaded film has been rewound.
The film is incorrectly loaded.
The LCD panel The LCD panel turns off automatically if
turn off suddenly. none of the camera's functions have been
used for about 30 seconds.
blinks and the
The flash has not finished recharging.
shutter cannot be
released.
blinks even blinks to warn you that camera-shake is
when the flash is
likely to occur due to insufficient light and
not flipped up. to recommend that you use the flash to
get a better result (for example, when
shooting under fluorescent light).
The autofocus
The autofocus system may not work when
indicator blinks
the subject is moving too fast, when the
and the shutter camera is shaking, or when the subject is
cannot be
difficult for autofocus to lock onto (refer to
released.
p. 54).
The subject is closer than the camera's
minimum working distance (75 cm/2.5 ft).
The camera doesn't
The autofocus may not work when the
focus on the subject subject is out of the auxiliary flash's
even though the working distance (approx. 75 cm ~ 5
auxiliary flash lights.
m/2.5 ft ~ 16.4 ft).
Cause Remedy
Set the power switch to ON.
Reload the batteries correctly.
Replace the batteries with new ones.
Keep the camera warm while using
it.
Remove the film.
Reload the film.
Press the FULL AUTO button, or
press the shutter release button
halfway.
Remove your finger from the shutter
release button and wait for several
seconds until recharging is
completed.
Flip up the flash.
First focus on something at the same
distance as the subject, then
recompose the frame to take the
picture.
Move 75 cm/2.5 ft or more away from
the subject.
Move the camera closer to the
subject.
See
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63
26
20
24
43
31
30
25
54
23
65