Nikon COOLPIX L30 Product Manual - Page 144

Backlighting, Night portrait, Skin softening, Glamour retouch

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Problem Cause/Solution A Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. The subject is dark, and the shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by 19, E11 using the flash. Images are too dark (underexposed). • The flash mode is set to W (off). • The flash window is blocked. • The subject is beyond the range of the flash. • Adjust exposure compensation. • The subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene mode or set the flash mode setting to X (fill flash). 19, E11, E17 12 F16 19, E16 19, 20, E6, E11 Images are too bright (overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation. 19, E16 Technical Notes and Index Unexpected results when flash set to V (auto with red-eye reduction). When taking images with V (auto with red-eye reduction), or when taking images using fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction in Night portrait (either in easy auto mode or in scene mode), In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to areas not affected by red-eye in rare cases. Use auto mode or any scene mode other than Night portrait, and change the flash mode to any setting other than V (auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking an image again. 19, 20, E5, E11 Skin tones are not softened. • In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may not be softened. • For images containing four or more faces, try using the Skin softening effect in Glamour retouch in the playback menu. E21 24, E27 Saving images takes time. It may take more time to save images in the following situations. • When the noise reduction function is in operation, such as when shooting in a dark environment • When the flash mode is set to V (auto with red- eye reduction) • When the skin softening function is applied while shooting - 19, E13 E21 F12

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F
12
Technical Notes and Index
Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.
The subject is dark, and the shutter speed is too slow
or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by
using the flash.
19,
E
11
Images are too dark
(underexposed).
The flash mode is set to
W
(off).
The flash window is blocked.
The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
Adjust exposure compensation.
The subject is backlit. Select
Backlighting
scene
mode or set the flash mode setting to
X
(fill flash).
19,
E
11,
E
17
12
F
16
19,
E
16
19, 20,
E
6,
E
11
Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
19,
E
16
Unexpected results when
flash set to
V
(auto with
red-eye reduction).
When taking images with
V
(auto with red-eye
reduction), or when taking images using fill flash with
slow sync and red-eye reduction in
Night portrait
(either in easy auto mode or in scene mode), In-Camera
Red Eye Fix may be applied to areas not affected by
red-eye in rare cases. Use auto mode or any scene
mode other than
Night portrait
, and change the flash
mode to any setting other than
V
(auto with red-eye
reduction) and try taking an image again.
19, 20,
E
5,
E
11
Skin tones are not softened.
In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may
not be softened.
For images containing four or more faces, try using
the
Skin softening
effect in
Glamour retouch
in
the playback menu.
E
21
24,
E
27
Saving images takes time.
It may take more time to save images in the following
situations.
When the noise reduction function is in operation,
such as when shooting in a dark environment
When the flash mode is set to
V
(auto with red-
eye reduction)
When the skin softening function is applied while
shooting
19,
E
13
E
21
Problem
Cause/Solution
A