Nikon COOLPIX B500 Reference Manual - English - Page 174

Close-up, AF assist, Photo VR, Movie VR, Digital zoom, Image mode, Shutter sound, Sound settings

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Problem Cause/Solution A The camera cannot focus. • The subject is too close. Try shooting using scene auto selector mode, Close-up scene mode, or macro mode. • The subject is hard to focus on. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. • Turn the camera off and then on again. 28, 32, 35, 46, 51 57 135 - Images are blurred. • Use the flash. 47 • Increase the ISO sensitivity value. 110 • Enable Photo VR when shooting still images. Enable 122, Movie VR when recording movies. 135 • Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (using the self-timer 49 at the same time is more effective). Bright specks appear in images captured with flash. The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Lower the flash. 23, 47 Flash does not fire. • The flash is lowered. • A scene mode that restricts the flash is selected. • A function that restricts the flash is enabled. 23, 47 59 61 Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu. 136 • Digital zoom cannot be used with certain shooting 62, 136 modes or when using certain settings in other functions. Image mode not available. A function that restricts Image mode is enabled. 61 No sound when the shutter is released. • Off is selected for Shutter sound in Sound settings in 136 the setup menu. No sound is produced with some shooting modes, even when On is selected. • Do not block the speaker. 3 AF-assist illuminator does not light. Off is selected for the AF assist option in the setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the position of the focus area or the shooting mode, even 135 when Auto is selected. 158 Technical Notes Troubleshooting

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
The camera
cannot focus.
•
The subject is too close. Try shooting using scene auto
selector mode,
Close-up
scene mode, or macro mode.
•
The subject is hard to focus on.
•
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
•
Turn the camera off and then on again.
28, 32,
35, 46,
51
57
135
–
Images are
blurred.
•
Use the flash.
•
Increase the ISO sensitivity value.
•
Enable
Photo VR
when shooting still images. Enable
Movie VR
when recording movies.
•
Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (using the self-timer
at the same time is more effective).
47
110
122,
135
49
Bright specks
appear in images
captured with
flash.
The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Lower the flash.
23, 47
Flash does not
fire.
•
The flash is lowered.
•
A scene mode that restricts the flash is selected.
•
A function that restricts the flash is enabled.
23, 47
59
61
Digital zoom
cannot be used.
•
Digital zoom
is set to
Off
in the setup menu.
•
Digital zoom cannot be used with certain shooting
modes or when using certain settings in other functions.
136
62, 136
Image mode
not
available.
A function that restricts
Image mode
is enabled.
61
No sound when
the shutter is
released.
•
Off
is selected for
Shutter sound
in
Sound settings
in
the setup menu. No sound is produced with some
shooting modes, even when
On
is selected.
•
Do not block the speaker.
136
3
AF-assist
illuminator does
not light.
Off
is selected for the
AF assist
option in the setup menu.
AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the
position of the focus area or the shooting mode, even
when
Auto
is selected.
135
Problem
Cause/Solution
A