Nikon COOLPIX S70 S70 User's Manual - Page 181

Shooting, AF assist, ISO sensitivity, Continuous, Multi-shot 16, Digital zoom, Portrait

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Troubleshooting Shooting Problem Cause/Solution A No picture taken. • When camera is in playback mode or the 32 setup menu is displayed, press the shutter- release button. • Battery is exhausted. 26 • When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging. 63 Camera cannot focus. • The intended subject is one with which 31 autofocus does not perform well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. 148 • Turn camera off and then on again. 26 Pictures are blurred. • Use flash. 62 • Increase ISO sensitivity value. 73 • Enable vibration reduction. 147 • Use D (Best Shot Selector). 68 • Use tripod and self-timer. 58 Bright specks appear in pictures taken with flash. Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the m 62 Flash mode setting to W Off. Streaks of light or partial discoloration are visible in the monitor. Smear occurs when extremely bright light 162 strikes the image sensor. When shooting with Continuous set to Multi-shot 16 and when recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is recommended. Technical Notes Flash does not fire. • The m Flash mode setting is set to W Off. 62 • Scene mode with which the flash does not 39 fire is selected. • Another function that restricts flash is 75 enabled. Optical zoom cannot be used. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording 122 movies. Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu. 148 • Digital zoom is not available in the following situations. - When b Portrait or e Night portrait 39, 40 scene mode is selected - Touch shooting is set to Q Subject 56 tracking. - When shooting with the smile timer 60 - Before movie recording begins (however, 122 digital zoom of up to 2× can be applied while movies are being recorded) - When W Multi-shot 16 is selected for the 68 C Continuous setting 169

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
No picture taken.
When camera is in playback mode or the
setup menu is displayed, press the shutter-
release button.
Battery is exhausted.
When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
32
26
63
Camera cannot focus.
The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
Turn camera off and then on again.
31
148
26
Pictures are blurred.
Use flash.
Increase
ISO sensitivity
value.
Enable vibration reduction.
Use
D
(Best Shot Selector).
Use tripod and self-timer.
62
73
147
68
58
Bright specks appear in
pictures taken with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the
m
Flash mode setting to
W
Off
.
62
Streaks of light or partial
discoloration are visible in the
monitor.
Smear occurs when extremely bright light
strikes the image sensor. When shooting with
Continuous
set to
Multi-shot 16
and when
recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such
as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric
lights is recommended.
162
Flash does not fire.
The
m
Flash mode setting is set to
W
Off
.
Scene mode with which the flash does not
fire is selected.
Another function that restricts flash is
enabled.
62
39
75
Optical zoom cannot be used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
122
Digital zoom cannot be used.
Digital zoom
is set to
Off
in the setup menu.
Digital zoom is not available in the following
situations.
-
When
b
Portrait
or
e
Night portrait
scene mode is selected
-
Touch shooting is set to
Q
Subject
tracking
.
-
When shooting with the smile timer
-
Before movie recording begins (however,
digital zoom of up to 2× can be applied
while movies are being recorded)
-
When
W
Multi-shot 16
is selected for the
C
Continuous
setting
148
39, 40
56
60
122
68