Troubleshooting - Olympus Stylus 500 Advanced Manual

Troubleshooting

Preparatory operations
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Possible cause
The camera does not turn on or function buttons do not respond.
The power is off.
The battery is
exhausted.
The battery is
temporarily unable to
function because of the
cold.
The camera is in the
sleep mode.
The camera is connected
to a computer.
Shooting
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Possible cause
No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed.
The battery is
exhausted.
The camera is in the
playback mode.
The flash has not
finished charging.
The card is full.
The battery ran out of
power during shooting or
while the images were
being written to the card.
(Monitor turns off or the
battery check indicator
blinks.)
The memory gauge is
full.
There is a problem with
the card.
Corrective action
Press the POWER switch to turn the camera
on.
Charge the battery.
Warm the battery by putting it in your pocket
for a while.
Operate the camera (press the shutter button
or zoom button).
The camera will not operate while it is
connected to a computer.
Corrective action
Charge the battery.
Set the mode dial to a mode other than q or
X.
Remove your finger from the shutter button,
and wait until the # (flash charge) indication
stops blinking before taking the picture.
Erase unwanted pictures or insert a new
card. Before erasing, download important
images to a computer.
Charge the battery. (Wait until the lamp on
the camera turns off when blinking.)
Wait until there is space in the memory
gauge.
See "Error codes".
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