Nikon 25555 User Manual - Page 90

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Problem Solution • Flash is off. 16 • Flash window is blocked. If lens cap blocks flash window, 14 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) fully open lens cap. • Subject is outside range of flash. • Exposure compensation is too low. 16 22, 30, 57 • Subject is backlit: select (scene mode) or use fill flash. 16, 27 Pictures are too bright (overexposed) Exposure compensation is too high. 22, 30, 57 Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: • Using flash • Setting Sensitivity to 50 • Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction 16 59 26 Pictures are smeared Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 75 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 56 Flash does not fire Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically in mode ([Time lapse movie★] excepted) and some scene modes or when option other than [Single] or [Intvl timer shooting] is selected for [Continuous] or BSS is on. 16, 23, 31, 57, 59 AF-assist illuminator does not light • [Off ] is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu. • AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some modes. 70 23 Bright specks in pictures taken with flash Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off. 16 No sound when shutter is released Sound is not played when [Off ] selected for [Sound settings] > 25, 31, [Shutter sound], BSS on, option other than [Single] selected 57, 59, for [Continuous], or or mode is selected. 70 Optical zoom cannot be used Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies. 32 Digital zoom cannot Digital zoom is not available when [Multi-shot 16] is selected be used for [Continuous]. 57 Unexpected results In-camera red-eye fix may, in very rare cases, be applied to when flash set to areas not affected by red-eye. Set flash to (auto) or 16, 17, (auto with red-eye (fill-flash) and try again. Note that red-eye reduction is the 24, 25 reduction). default setting for one-touch portrait, , and modes. [Image mode] not available [Image mode] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous] or "Sports composite" is selected in 25, 57 scene mode. [Date imprint] not available Camera clock has not been set. 66 Technical Notes 80

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Technical Notes
Problem
Solution
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
If lens cap blocks flash window,
fully open lens cap.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
• Subject is backlit: select
(scene mode) or use fill flash.
16
14
16
22, 30,
57
16, 27
Pictures are too bright
(overexposed)
Exposure compensation is too high.
22, 30,
57
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels (“noise”)
appear in image
Shutter speed too slow.
Noise can be reduced by:
• Using flash
• Setting Sensitivity to 50
• Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction
16
59
26
Pictures are smeared
Lens is dirty.
Clean lens.
75
Colors are unnatural
White balance does not match light source.
56
Flash does not fire
Flash is off.
Note that flash turns off automatically in
mode
([Time lapse movie
]
excepted) and some scene modes or
when option other than [Single] or [Intvl timer shooting]
is
selected for [Continuous] or BSS is on.
16, 23,
31, 57,
59
AF-assist illuminator
does not light
• [Off ] is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
• AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some
modes.
70
23
Bright specks in pic-
tures taken with flash
Flash is reflecting from particles in air.
Turn flash off.
16
No sound when
shutter is released
Sound is not played when [Off ] selected for [Sound settings] >
[Shutter sound], BSS on, option other than [Single] selected
for [Continuous], or
or
mode is selected.
25, 31,
57, 59,
70
Optical zoom cannot
be used
Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies.
32
Digital zoom cannot
be used
Digital zoom is not available when [Multi-shot 16]
is selected
for [Continuous].
57
Unexpected results
when flash set to
(auto with red-eye
reduction).
In-camera red-eye fix may, in very rare cases, be applied to
areas not affected by red-eye.
Set flash to
(auto) or
(fill-flash) and try again.
Note that red-eye reduction is the
default setting for one-touch portrait,
, and
modes.
16, 17,
24, 25
[Image mode] not
available
[Image mode] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-shot 16] is
selected for [Continuous] or “Sports composite” is selected in
scene mode.
25, 57
[Date imprint] not
available
Camera clock has not been set.
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