Nikon COOLPIX S30 Reference Manual - Page 177

Flash off, Choose a style, Shoot under water, Take soft pictures, Create a diorama effect, Change - disable digital zoom

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Problem Streaks of light or partial discoloration are visible in the monitor. Bright specks appear in images captured with flash. Flash does not fire. Optical zoom cannot be used. Digital zoom cannot be used. No sound when shutter is released. Images appear smeared. Colors are unnatural. Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. Cause/Solution A Smear occurs when extremely bright light strikes the image sensor. When recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is recommended. 74, F4 Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash mode setting to y Flash off. 44 • The flash mode is set to y Flash off. 44 • Choose a style is set to a feature that disables the 53 flash. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies. 74 When Choose a style is set to Shoot under water, Take soft pictures, or Create a diorama effect in 38, 40, 41 the shooting menu, digital zoom cannot be used. • The shutter sound is turned off using Change 42 sounds in the shooting menu. Even if the shutter sound is not turned off, the shutter sound is not heard depending on the shooting mode and current settings. • Do not block the speaker. 2 Lens is dirty. Clean lens. F8 Hue does not match light source. 32, 39 The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by using 44 flash. Technical Notes and Index F13

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F
13
Technical Notes and Index
Streaks of light or partial
discoloration are visible in
the monitor.
Smear occurs when extremely bright light strikes the
image sensor. When recording movies, avoiding
bright objects, such as the sun, reflections of the sun,
and electric lights is recommended.
74,
F
4
Bright specks appear in
images captured with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash mode
setting to
y
Flash off
.
44
Flash does not fire.
The flash mode is set to
y
Flash off
.
Choose a style
is set to a feature that disables the
flash.
44
53
Optical zoom cannot be
used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies.
74
Digital zoom cannot be
used.
When
Choose a style
is set to
Shoot under water
,
Take soft pictures
, or
Create a diorama effect
in
the shooting menu, digital zoom cannot be used.
38, 40, 41
No sound when shutter is
released.
The shutter sound is turned off using
Change
sounds
in the shooting menu. Even if the shutter
sound is not turned off, the shutter sound is not
heard depending on the shooting mode and
current settings.
Do not block the speaker.
42
2
Images appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
F
8
Colors are unnatural.
Hue does not match light source.
32, 39
Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.
The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by using
flash.
44
Problem
Cause/Solution
A