Nikon COOLPIX L840 Reference Manual - Page 161

Backlighting, Night portrait, Skin softening, Glamour retouch, Night, landscape, Technical Notes

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Problem Cause/Solution A Images appear smeared. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens. 134 Colors are unnatural. White balance or hue is not adjusted properly. 25, 79 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 • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting 43 83 Images are too dark (underexposed). • The flash is lowered or a shooting mode that restricts the flash is selected. • The flash window is blocked. • The subject is beyond the range of the flash. • Adjust exposure compensation. • Increase ISO sensitivity. • The subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene mode or raise the flash and set the flash mode setting to X (fill flash). 11, 43, 48 12 147 47 83 26, 43 Images are too bright Adjust exposure compensation. 47 (overexposed). Unexpected results when flash set to V (auto with red-eye reduction). Use 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 the picture again. 43, 48 • In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones 51 Skin tones are not softened. may not be softened. • For images containing four or more faces, try using the Skin softening effect in Glamour retouch in 65 the playback menu. 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 shooting in Night portrait, Night landscape, or Backlighting (when HDR is set to o) scene mode • When the skin softening function is applied while shooting • When using continuous shooting mode - 44 24, 25, 26 34, 51 81 Technical Notes 141

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Technical Notes
141
Images appear
smeared.
The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.
134
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.
25, 79
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
•
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting
43
83
Images are too
dark
(underexposed).
•
The flash is lowered or a shooting mode that
restricts the flash is selected.
•
The flash window is blocked.
•
The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
•
Increase ISO sensitivity.
•
The subject is backlit. Select
Backlighting
scene
mode or raise the flash and set the flash mode
setting to
X
(fill flash).
11, 43,
48
12
147
47
83
26, 43
Images are too
bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
47
Unexpected results
when flash set to
V
(auto with
red-eye reduction).
Use 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 the picture again.
43, 48
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.
51
65
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 shooting in
Night portrait
,
Night
landscape
, or
Backlighting
(when
HDR
is set
to
o
) scene mode
•
When the skin softening function is applied while
shooting
•
When using continuous shooting mode
–
44
24, 25,
26
34, 51
81
Problem
Cause/Solution
A