Nikon 25552 User Manual - Page 187

Problem, Cause/Solution

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Troubleshooting Problem Pictures are blurred Bright specks appear in pictures taken with flash Flash does not fire Optical zoom cannot be used Digital zoom cannot be used [Image mode] not available No sound when shutter is released AF-assist illuminator does not light Pictures appear smeared Colors are unnatural Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image Cause/Solution c • Use flash. 32 • Use anti-shake mode. 49 • Use A. 104 • Use tripod and self-timer. 34 Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn 33 flash off. Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically in T modes other than [Time-lapse movieA] and [Stop-motion movie], some scene modes, when [Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous], or when option other than [Off] is selected for [BSS]. 32, 37, 70, 102, 104 Optical zoom cannot be used while 70 recording movies. Digital zoom is not available in assist 37, modes, or when [Multi-shot 16] is 102 selected for [Continuous]. [Image mode] cannot be adjusted when 102 [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous]. • [Off] is selected for [Sound settings] > [Shutter sound] in setup menu. • P or T mode is selected, option other than [Single] is selected for [Continuous], or option other than [Off] is selected for [BSS]. 123 41, 70, 102, 104 • [Off] is selected for AF assist option in 123 camera setup menu. • AF-assist illuminator turns off auto- 37 matically in some modes. Technical Notes Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 164 White balance does not match light 99 source. Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash • Fixing the sensitivity • Choosing scene mode with noise reduction 32 105 39-47 173

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Pictures are blurred
Use flash.
Use anti-shake mode.
• Use
A
.
Use tripod and self-timer.
32
49
104
34
Bright specks appear in pictures
taken with flash
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn
flash off.
33
Flash does not fire
Flash is off. Note that flash turns off
automatically in
T
modes other than
[Time-lapse movie
A
] and [Stop-motion
movie], some scene modes, when [Con-
tinuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for
[Continuous], or when option other than
[Off] is selected for [BSS].
32,
37,
70,
102,
104
Optical zoom cannot be used
Optical zoom cannot be used while
recording movies.
70
Digital zoom cannot be used
Digital zoom is not available in assist
modes, or when [Multi-shot 16] is
selected for [Continuous].
37,
102
[Image mode] not available
[Image mode] cannot be adjusted when
[Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continu-
ous].
102
No sound when shutter is
released
[Off] is selected for [Sound settings] >
[Shutter sound] in setup menu.
P
or
T
mode is selected, option
other than [Single] is selected for
[Continuous], or option other than
[Off] is selected for [BSS].
123
41, 70,
102,
104
AF-assist illuminator does not
light
[Off] is selected for AF assist option in
camera setup menu.
AF-assist illuminator turns off auto-
matically in some modes.
123
37
Pictures appear smeared
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
164
Colors are unnatural
White balance does not match light
source.
99
Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image
Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be
reduced by:
Using flash
Fixing the sensitivity
Choosing scene mode with noise reduction
32
105
39-47
Problem
Cause/Solution
c