Nikon Coolpix S1 User Manual - Page 96

Error Messages, Display, Problem, Solution - flash problem

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Error Messages The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them. Display Problem Solution (Flashes) Clock not set. Set clock. 12-13 WARNING ! ! BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted. Turn camera battery. off and replace 7, 8-9 AF● (● flashes red) Camera cannot focus. Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance, 16 then recompose picture. Use flash, or steady camera us- (Flashes) Slow shutter speed. Pictures may be blurred. ing tripod, by placing camera on level surface, or by holding camera in both hands with el- 2, 15, 19 bows against torso. INITIALIZING LENS CANNOT FOCUS Camera cannot focus. Wait until lens is initialized and camera has zoomed out to wid- 15 est angle. WARNING!! PLEASE WAIT FOR THE Message clears from display CAMERA TO FINISH Camera turned off or button automatically when recording 16 RECORDING pressed during recording. is complete. MEMORY CARD IS Write-protect switch is in "lock" Slide write-protect to "write" WRITE PROTECTED position. position. 10 THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED • Use approved card. 82 • Check that connectors are - WARNING ! ! THIS Error accessing memory card. CARD CANNOT BE READ (Flashes) clean. • Turn camera off and confirm 10-11 that memory card is correctly inserted. CARD IS NOT FORMATTED (Flashes) Memory card has not been for- Press multi selector light FORMAT and up to highpress center 79, FORMAT NO matted for use in camera. to format card, or turn camera 10-11 off and replace card. • Choose new image mode. 59 Camera in shooting mode: In- • Remove memory card and use 10-11 sufficient memory to record pic- internal memory or insert new OUT OF MEMORY tures at current settings. memory card. or • Delete pictures. 17, 68 Camera connected to computer: Not enough memory to record information need for transfer. Delete unwanted try again. pictures and 17, 68 86 Technical Notes

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Technical Notes
Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in
the monitor and how to deal with them.
Display
Problem
Solution
(Flashes)
Clock not set.
Set clock.
12–13
WARNING ! !
BATTERY EXHAUSTED
Battery exhausted.
Turn camera off and replace
battery.
7, 8–9
AF
(
flashes red)
Camera cannot focus.
Use focus lock to focus on an-
other subject at same distance,
then recompose picture.
16
(Flashes)
Slow shutter speed.
Pictures may be blurred.
Use flash, or steady camera us-
ing tripod, by placing camera
on level surface, or by holding
camera in both hands with el-
bows against torso.
2, 15,
19
INITIALIZING LENS
CANNOT FOCUS
Camera cannot focus.
Wait until lens is initialized and
camera has zoomed out to wid-
est angle.
15
WARNING!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
CAMERA TO FINISH
RECORDING
Camera turned off or
button
pressed during recording.
Message clears from display
automatically when recording
is complete.
16
MEMORY CARD IS
WRITE PROTECTED
Write-protect switch is in “lock”
position.
Slide write-protect to “write”
position.
10
THIS CARD
CANNOT BE USED
Error accessing memory card.
• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors are
clean.
• Turn camera off and confirm
that memory card is correctly
inserted.
82
10–11
WARNING ! !
THIS
CARD CANNOT BE READ
(Flashes)
CARD IS NOT
FORMATTED
(Flashes)
FORMAT
NO
Memory card has not been for-
matted for use in camera.
Press multi selector up to high-
light
FORMAT
and press center
to format card, or turn camera
off and replace card.
79,
10–11
OUT OF MEMORY
or
Camera in shooting mode
: In-
sufficient memory to record pic-
tures at current settings.
• Choose new image mode.
• Remove memory card and use
internal memory or insert new
memory card.
• Delete pictures.
59
10–11
17, 68
Camera connected to computer
:
Not enough memory to record in-
formation need for transfer.
Delete unwanted pictures and
try again.
17,
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