Nikon P80 P80 User's Manual - Page 156

Shooting, Night portrait, Backlight, AF assist, Time-lapse movie, Continuous, Multi-shot 16

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Troubleshooting Shooting Problem Camera does not shoot when shutter-release button is pressed. Camera cannot focus. Pictures are blurred. Bright specks appear in pictures shot with flash. Built-in flash does not fire. Optical zoom cannot be used. Cause/Solution • When camera is in playback mode, press c or the shutter-release button. • When menus are displayed, press d. • Battery is exhausted. • Raise the built-in flash when the scene mode is Night portrait or Backlight. • When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging. A 28 11 22 31, 40, 43 32 • The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. • Subject not in focus area when shutter- release button pressed halfway. • The focus mode is set to E (manual focus). • Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again. 27 123 26, 102 34, 36 22 • Use flash. 30 • Use vibration reduction. 122 • Use BSS. 98 • Use tripod and self-timer. 33 Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash 30 off. • Flash is off. 30 • Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash 38 are selected. • B of focus mode is applied. 34 • d (sport continuous) mode is enabled. 46 • D modes other than Time-lapse movieP is 62 selected. • Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is 98 selected for Continuous. • Option other than Off is selected for Auto 101 bracketing in shooting menu. • Optical zoom cannot be used while recording 62 movies. • When Fireworks show is selected in scene 43 mode, telephoto zoom is limited. Technical Notes 142

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
Camera does not shoot when
shutter-release button is
pressed.
•
When camera is in playback mode, press
c
or the shutter-release button.
•
When menus are displayed, press
d
.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Raise the built-in flash when the scene mode
is
Night portrait
or
Backlight
.
•
When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
28
11
22
31, 40,
43
32
Camera cannot focus.
•
The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
•
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
•
Subject not in focus area when shutter-
release button pressed halfway.
•
The focus mode is set to
E
(manual focus).
•
Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
27
123
26, 102
34, 36
22
Pictures are blurred.
•
Use flash.
•
Use vibration reduction.
•
Use
BSS
.
•
Use tripod and self-timer.
30
122
98
33
Bright specks appear in
pictures shot with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
off.
30
Built-in flash does not fire.
•
Flash is off.
•
Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash
are selected.
•
B
of focus mode is applied.
•
d
(sport continuous) mode is enabled.
•
D
modes other than
Time-lapse movie
P
is
selected.
•
Continuous
,
BSS
, or
Multi-shot 16
is
selected for
Continuous
.
•
Option other than
Off
is selected for
Auto
bracketing
in shooting menu.
30
38
34
46
62
98
101
Optical zoom cannot be used.
•
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
•
When
Fireworks show
is selected in scene
mode, telephoto zoom is limited.
62
43