Capturing Still Images/Videos - Hitachi I.mega HDC-401EX User Manual

■ Troubleshooting
Batteries/Power
Problem Cause
The batteries are not set correctly.
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The camera
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doesn t turn on. Battery power is exhausted.
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Malfunction of the internal system,
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etc.
The AC adapter (sold separately) is
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not connected correctly.
The camera is used in extremely cold
The batteries
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run out quickly. temperatures.
Images are captured at high resolutions
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or the flash is usedfrequently.
The camera turns The Power Off Time function was activated. →Turn on the power again.
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off suddenly.
Battery power is exhausted.
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The remaining
The camera is used in extremely high or
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battery power is
low temperatures.
not displayed
Battery power is exhausted.
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correctly.
The flash is being charged (immediately
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after switching to the flash mode).
Capturing Still Images/Videos
Problem Cause
The LCD monitor The camera is in Playback mode.
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doesn t show the
subjects.
The LCD monitor display is set to the
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Display Off mode.
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Action
→Set the batteries correctly . P17
→Replace the batteries with new ones . P17
→Remove/disconnect the batteries/AC
adapter and wait five seconds or more,
set/connect the batteries/AC adapter
correctly and then press the power button.
→Connect the AC adapter (sold separately)
correctly . P51
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→Replace the batteries with new ones . P17
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→Replace the batteries with new ones . P17
→Wait until the flash is fully charged.
Action
→Press the MODE button to switch to Still
Image Capture mode . P11
→Press the display button ( 【 P】 ) to
switch the LCD monitor display mode
P15 .
Problem Cause
Image/video The shutter button was pressed while
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cannot be another image was being recorded.
captured.
The shutter button was pressed while
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the flash was charging.
Still images were taken while the camera was
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in Playback mode or Video Capture mode.
Videos were taken when the camera was in
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Still Image Capture mode or Playback mode.
The Power Off Time function was activated
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and the camera was turned off.
The available memory space is low.
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The write-protect switch on the memory card
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is locked (the message Card Locked! is shown
on the LCD monitor).
The flash
The flash mode is set to (Suppressed
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doesn t work. Flash (default setting)).
The camera is in Close-Up mode.
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The subjects are too bright.
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The subjects are too far away.
The flash was used
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but the captured
image is still dark.
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Captured The user s fingers are covering the lens.
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images are
blurred.
Distant scenes are captured in Close-Up
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mode.
The subjects are too close.
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Action
→Wait until the recording of the current image
finishes before capturing a new image.
→Wait until the viewfinder lamp stops
blinking before capturing an image.
→Press the MODE button to switch to Still
Image Capture mode . P11
→In the Still Image Capture mode, press the
MENU button and then select Video
Capture mode .
P33
→Turn on the power again.
→Reduce the image size.
→Delete images from the internal memory or
the memory card , or swap the P39
memory card with another . P23
→Unlock the write-protect switch on the
memory card . P24
→Set the flash mode to (Auto), (Red-
Eye Reduction (Auto)), (Night Scene),
or (Forced Flash) .
P30
→Switch to Standard mode and then select
the flash mode again . P31
→Switch to the forced flash mode . P30
→Bring the subjects within the effective flash-
interlocked range
(approximately 1.1 to 2.1m) . P30
→Hold the camera correctly without the fingers
covering the lens.
→Switch to Standard mode (approximately
110 cm or longer) . P31
→Bring the subjects within the image capture range
(approximately 55 to 110 cm in Close-Up mode, or
approximately 110 cm or more in Standard mode)
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