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Question posted by kasturesg on August 4th, 2012

Mode Dial Is Not In The Proper Position

WHEN I TURN ON THE CAMERA WHEN MODE OF DIAL IS AUTO THEN SCREEN DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE THAT " MODE DIAL IS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION". WHEN I ROTATE THE MODE TO S OR NEXT MODES THEN MESSAGE DISAPPEAR AND I CAN TAKE PHOTOS. BUT WHEN I ROTATE AGAIN THE DIAL TO P OR AUTO MODE THEN SCREEN DOES NOT SHOW THE ICON OF AUTO MODE. PLEASE GUIDE ME .

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User Manual - Page 25

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User Manual - Page 211

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