Nikon 4600 User Manual - Page 122

Technical Notes, Image, DUSK/DAWN, NIGHT LANDSCAPE, Color options, Standard color, SUNSET, NIGHT - troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Q No picture is taken when shutter- release button is pressed • Camera is in playback mode. • Batteries are exhausted. • Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging. • Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus. • Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your camera. • Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor: insufficient memory to record picture at current Image mode setting. 22 12 20 20 10-11, 97 67 • Flash is off. 24 Pictures are too dark • Flash window is blocked. 18 (underexposed) • Subject is outside range of flash. 25 • Exposure compensation is too low. 71 Pictures are too bright (overexposed) • Exposure compensation is too high. 71 Pictures are out of focus • Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release button was pressed halfway. • Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus. 20 20 • Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by: Pictures are blurred Š Using the flash 24 Š Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) 73 Š Using the self-timer with a tripod 26 Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image • Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: Š Using the flash Š m (night portrait assist) mode is selected (E5600 only) or E DUSK/DAWN or F NIGHT LANDSCAPE are selected in e (scene) mode. 34 37 Colors are unnatural • White balance does not match light source. • Color options is not set to Standard color. 69 Flash does not fire • Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically when; Š The mode dial is set to N (landscape assist), j (sports assist), or W (movie), or to e (scene) mode with any of D SUNSET, F NIGHT LANDSCAPE, G MUSEUM, H FIREWORKS SHOW, or E DUSK/DAWN selected in scene menu. 24 32, 33, 60, 36-37 Picture can not be • Picture has been overwritten or renamed by computer played back or other make of camera. - 112 Technical Notes

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
No picture is taken
when shutter-
release button is
pressed
• Camera is in playback mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Red (
!
) lamp flickers: flash is charging.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
• Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your
camera.
• Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor:
insufficient memory to record picture at current
Image
mode
setting.
22
12
20
20
10-11,
97
67
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
24
18
25
71
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high.
71
Pictures are out of
focus
• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release
button was pressed halfway.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
20
20
Pictures are blurred
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
24
73
26
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
("noise") appear in
image
• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Using the flash
m
(night portrait assist) mode is selected (E5600 only)
or
E
DUSK/DAWN
or
F
NIGHT LANDSCAPE
are
selected in
e
(scene) mode.
34
37
Colors are unnatural
• White balance does not match light source.
•
Color options
is not set to
Standard color
.
69
Flash does not fire
• Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically
when;
The mode dial is set to
N
(landscape assist),
j
(sports assist), or
W
(movie), or to
e
(scene)
mode with any of
D
SUNSET
,
F
NIGHT LAND-
SCAPE
,
G
MUSEUM
,
H
FIREWORKS
SHOW
, or
E
DUSK/DAWN
selected in scene menu.
24
32,
33,
60,
36-37
Picture can not be
played back
• Picture has been overwritten or renamed by computer
or other make of camera.
-
Problem
Possible cause
Q