Nikon 29842-9425-19 D80 User's Manual - Page 142

Technical Notes / Troubleshooting, Auto FP, Auto-area AF, area mode, Dynamic area, AF assist

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Problem Solution Flash in use. If On is selected for Custom Setting 25 Full range available. of shutter speeds not (Auto FP) modes P, S, A, and M, optional SB-800, SB600, and SB-R200 Speedlights can be used at all shutter 98, 119 speeds. Can not select focus area. • Unlock focus area selector. 30 • Auto-area AF selected for Custom Setting 2 (AF- 87 area mode): choose another mode. • Press shutter-release button halfway to turn monitor 18 off or activate exposure meters. Focus does not release button is lock when shutterpressed halfway. Use AE-L/AF-L button to lock focus when AF-C cus mode is selected or when photographing subjects in AF-A mode. autofomoving 29, 94 • Rotate focus mode selector to AF. Image in viewfinder is not in focus. • Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual 31, 32 focus or focus lock. • Mode dial rotated to , , or : select another mode. 24 • AF-assist lamp does not light for continuous-servo 29 autofocus. Set autofocus mode to AF-S. AF-assist illuminator does not light. • Custom Setting 2 (AF-area mode) set to Auto-area AF or Dynamic area: select center focus area. 87 • Choose On for Custom Setting 4 (AF assist). 87 • Illuminator has turned off automatically. Illuminator - may become hot with continued use; wait for lamp to cool down. Shutter release is disabled. • Memory card is full, locked, or not inserted. • Flash is charging. • Camera is not in focus. • CPU lens with aperture ring attached without locking aperture at highest f/-number. 15 23 22 11, 117 • Non-CPU lens is attached: rotate camera mode dial to M. • Mode dial rotated to S after shutter speed of bulb se- 50 48 lected in mode M: choose new shutter speed. • Replace battery in remote control. 123 • Choose remote control mode. 38 No photo taken when remote control • Flash is charging. 23 shutter-release button is pressed. • Time selected for Custom Setting 30 (Remote) has 99 passed: reselect remote control mode. • Bright light is interfering with remote. - Only one shot taken each time shutter-release button is pressed in continuous shooting mode. • • P, S, A, and M modes: lower flash. Digital Vari-Program modes: turn flash off. 23 40 Camera is slow to record photos. Turn long exposure noise reduction off. 83 Date of recording is not correct. Set camera clock. 103 130 Technical Notes / Troubleshooting

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Technical Notes / Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Full range of shutter speeds not
available.
Flash in use.
If
On
is selected for Custom Setting 25
(
Auto FP
) modes
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
, optional SB-800, SB-
600, and SB-R200 Speedlights can be used at all shutter
speeds.
98, 119
Can not select focus area.
• Unlock focus area selector.
Auto-area AF
selected for Custom Setting 2 (
AF-
area mode
): choose another mode.
• Press shutter-release button halfway to turn monitor
off or activate exposure meters.
30
87
18
Focus does not lock when shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
Use
AE-L/AF-L
button to lock focus when
AF-C
autofo-
cus mode is selected or when photographing moving
subjects in
AF-A
mode.
29, 94
Image in viewfinder is not in focus.
• Rotate focus mode selector to
AF
.
• Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual
focus or focus lock.
31, 32
AF-assist illuminator does not light.
• Mode dial rotated to
,
, or
: select another
mode.
• AF-assist lamp does not light for continuous-servo
autofocus.
Set autofocus mode to
AF-S
.
• Custom Setting 2 (
AF-area mode
) set to
Auto-area
AF
or
Dynamic area
: select center focus area.
• Choose
On
for Custom Setting 4 (
AF assist
).
• Illuminator has turned off automatically.
Illuminator
may become hot with continued use; wait for lamp
to cool down.
24
29
87
87
Shutter release is disabled.
• Memory card is full, locked, or not inserted.
• Flash is charging.
• Camera is not in focus.
• CPU lens with aperture ring attached without locking
aperture at highest f/-number.
• Non-CPU lens is attached: rotate camera mode dial to
M
.
• Mode dial rotated to
S
after shutter speed of bulb se-
lected in mode
M
: choose new shutter speed.
15
23
22
11, 117
50
48
No photo taken when remote control
shutter-release button is pressed.
• Replace battery in remote control.
• Choose remote control mode.
• Flash is charging.
• Time selected for Custom Setting 30 (Remote) has
passed: reselect remote control mode.
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
123
38
23
99
Only one shot taken each time shut-
ter-release button is pressed in con-
tinuous shooting mode.
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes: lower flash.
• Digital Vari-Program modes: turn flash off.
23
40
Camera is slow to record photos.
Turn long exposure noise reduction off
.
83
Date of recording is not correct.
Set camera clock.
103