Batteries And Power - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

Batteries and power

The battery remaining indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery remaining
indicator is displayed but the power runs out too quickly.
This phenomenon occurs when you use the camera in an extremely hot or cold location (page
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91).
The batteries are discharged. Install charged batteries (
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The poles of batteries or the terminals of the battery cover are dirty so the batteries are not
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charged sufficiently. Clean them with a cotton swab, etc. (page 91).
The displayed time remaining differs from the current one due to the memory effect (page 91),
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etc. Fully discharge and then charge the batteries to correct the display.
The batteries are dead (page 91). Replace them with new ones.
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The batteries run down too quickly.
• Charge them sufficiently (
You are using the camera in an extremely cold location (page 91).
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The batteries are dead (page 91). Replace them with new ones.
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Cannot turn on the camera.
Install the batteries correctly (
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The batteries are discharged. Install charged batteries (
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• The batteries are dead (page 91). Replace them with new ones.
The power turns off suddenly.
If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes while the power is on, the camera
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turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the batteries. Turn on the camera again (
step 2 in "Read This First").
The batteries are discharged. Install charged batteries (
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Shooting still images/movies
The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on.
Turn on the screen (page 21).
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Your camera cannot record images.
Check the free capacity of the internal memory or "Memory Stick" (page 18). If they are full,
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do one of the following:
Delete unnecessary images (
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Change the "Memory Stick".
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Set the write-protect switch on the "Memory Stick" to the recording position (page 89).
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You cannot record images while charging the flash.
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• Set the mode dial to a other position than
Set the mode dial to
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step 1 in "Read This First").
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step 1 in "Read This First").
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step 6 in "Read This First")
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when shooting movies.
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step 1 in "Read This First").
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when shooting still images.
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