| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| The camera does not turn on. |
The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery. The battery is inserted incorrectly: Reinsert in the correct orientation. The battery-chamber cover is not latched: Latch the battery-chamber cover. |
| The monitor does not turn on. | The monitor may not turn on if the camera is turned off and then on again very quickly. Press the shutter button halfway to activate the monitor. |
| The battery runs down quickly. |
The battery is cold: Warm the battery by placing it in a pocket or other warm place and reinsert it in the camera immediately before taking a picture. There is dirt on the battery terminals: Clean the terminals with a soft, dry cloth.
The battery has been charged many times: The battery has reached the end of its charging life. Purchase a new battery. |
| The camera turns off suddenly. |
The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery. |
| Charging does not start. | Reinsert the battery in the correct orientation and make sure that the charger is plugged in. |
| Charging is slow. | Charge the battery at room temperature. |
| The charging lamp blinks, but the battery does not charge. |
There is dirt on the battery terminals: Clean the terminals with a soft, dry cloth. The battery has been charged many times: The battery has reached the end of its charging life. Purchase a new battery. If the battery still fails to charge, contact your FUJIFILM dealer. |
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Menus and displays are not in English. | Select [ENGLISH] for  . |
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| No picture is taken when the shutter button is pressed. |
The memory card is full: Insert a new memory card or delete pictures. The memory card is not formatted: Format the memory card. There is dirt on the memory card contacts: Clean the contacts with a soft, dry cloth. The memory card is damaged: Insert a new memory card. The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery. The camera has turned off automatically: Turn the camera on. The indicator lamp was orange when you attempted to record a panorama: Wait until the indicator lamps turns off. |
| Mottling (“noise”) appears in the monitor when the shutter button is pressed halfway. |
Gain is increased to aid composition when the subject is poorly lit and aperture is stopped down, which may result in noticeable mottling when images are previewed in the displays. Images taken with the camera are unaffected. |
| The camera does not focus. |
The subject is not suited to autofocus: Use focus lock or manual focus. |
| Intelligent Face Detection is not available. |
Intelligent Face Detection is not available in the current shooting mode: Choose a different shooting mode. |
| No face is detected. |
The subject’s face is obscured by sunglasses, a hat, long hair, or other objects: Remove the obstructions. The subject’s face occupies only a small area of the frame: Change the composition so that the subject’s face occupies a larger area of the frame. The subject’s head is tilted or horizontal: Ask the subject to hold their head straight. The camera is tilted: Keep the camera level. The subject’s face is poorly lit: Shoot in bright light. |
| Wrong subject is selected. | The selected subject is closer to the center of the frame than the main subject. Recompose the picture or turn face detection off and frame the picture using focus lock. |
| The flash does not fire. |
The flash can not be used at current settings: See the list of the settings that can be used with the flash. The flash is lowered: Raise the flash. The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery. The camera is in bracketing or continuous mode: Select single frame mode. [OFF] is selected for [SOUND & FLASH]: Select [ON]. |
| Some flash modes are not available. |
[OFF] is selected for [SOUND & FLASH]: Select [ON]. |
| The flash does not fully light the subject. |
The subject is not in range of the flash: Position the subject in range of the flash. The flash window is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly. Shutter speed is faster than 1/180 s: Choose a slower shutter speed. |
| Pictures are blurred. |
The lens is dirty: Clean the lens. The lens is blocked: Keep objects away from the lens.
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| Pictures are mottled. |
Shutter speed is slow and the ambient temperature is high: This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. The camera has been used continuously at high temperatures or a temperature warning is displayed: Turn the camera off and wait for it to cool down. |
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Pictures are grainy. | The pictures were taken with a different make or model of camera. |
| Playback zoom is unavailable. | The pictures were created using [RESIZE] or with a different make or model of camera. |
| No sound in movie playback. |
Playback volume is too low: Adjust playback volume. The microphone was obstructed: Hold the camera correctly during recording. The speaker is obstructed: Hold the camera correctly during playback. [OFF] is selected for [SOUND & FLASH]: Select [ON]. |
| Selected pictures are not deleted. | Some of the pictures selected for deletion are protected. Remove protection using the device with which it was originally applied. |
| File numbering is unexpectedly reset. | The battery-chamber cover was opened while the camera was on. Turn the camera off before opening the battery-chamber cover. |
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Problem connecting or uploading pictures to smartphone. |
The smartphone is too far away: Move the devices closer. Nearby devices are causing radio interference: Move the camera and smartphone away from microwave ovens or cordless phones. |
| Can not upload images. |
The smartphone is connected to another device: The smartphone and camera can connect to only one device at a time. End the connection and try again. There are several smartphones in the vicinity: Try connecting again. The presence of multiple smartphones can make connection difficult. The current image is a movie or was created on another device and can not be uploaded to a smartphone. |
| Smartphone will not display pictures. |
Select [ON] for [CONNECTION SETTING] > [WIRELESS SETTING] > [RESIZE IMAGE FOR SMARTPHONE |
| No picture or sound on TV. |
The camera is not properly connected: Connect the camera properly. Note that once the camera is connected, pictures will be displayed on the TV instead of in the camera monitor. Input on the television is set to “TV”: Set input to “HDMI”. The volume on the TV is too low: Use the controls on the television to adjust the volume. |
| The computer does not recognize the camera. | Be sure the camera and computer are correctly connected. |
| Can not transfer RAW or JPEG files to computer. | Use [MyFinePix Studio] to transfer pictures (Windows only). |
| The camera is unresponsive. |
Temporary camera malfunction: Remove and reinsert the battery. The battery is exhausted: Charge the battery or insert a fully-charged spare battery. The camera is connected to a wireless LAN: End the connection. |
| The camera does not function as expected. | Remove and reinsert the battery. If the problem persists, contact your FUJIFILM dealer. |
| No sound. | [OFF] is selected for [SOUND & FLASH]: Select [ON]. |
| Time and date stamps. |
Time and date stamps are not correct: Set the camera clock. Time and date stamps appear on photographs: Time and date stamps can not be deleted. To prevent stamps appearing on new photographs, select [OFF] for [SAVE DATA SET-UP] > [DATE STAMP]. |
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