Nikon COOLPIX S9500 Reference Manual - Page 230

Digital zoom, Portrait, Easy panorama, Pet portrait, photography, Image mode, Shutter sound

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A Pictures are blurred. • Use flash. 50 • Use vibration reduction or motion detection. 97, 97 • Use D (Best Shot Selector). 62 • Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-timer for 53 better results). • Specify a higher ISO sensitivity setting and resume shooting. 62, E37 Bright specks appear in pictures Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash to W (off ). 51 shot using flash. • Flash is set to W (off ). 51 Flash does not fire. • A shooting mode where flash cannot fire is selected. 59 • Another function that is set now is restricting the flash. 64 • Off or Crop is selected for Digital zoom in the setup menu. 97 • Digital zoom cannot be used with the following shooting modes. The digital zoom is not available. - When the scene mode is x (Scene auto selector), X (Night 34, 35, 36, landscape), S (Night portrait), W (Backlighting) with HDR 37, 38, 41, set to On, Portrait, Easy panorama, Pet portrait or 3D 42, 43 photography. - Smart portrait mode 45 • Other functions that restrict the use of digital zoom are set. 64 Image mode not available. • Another function that is set now is restricting Image mode. • When the scene mode is set to Easy panorama or 3D photography, the image size is fixed. 64 41, 43 • Off is selected for Shutter sound under Sound settings in the setup menu. No sound when • Sports, Museum or Pet portrait is selected in scene mode. shutter is released. • Other functions that restrict the use of the shutter sound are set. • Do not block the speaker. 97 38, 40, 42 64 1 AF-assist illuminator does not light. Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu. Even when Auto is set, AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the focus 97 area position or scene mode. Pictures appear smeared. Lens is dirty. Clean lens. F6 Colors are unnatural. White balance does not match light source. 62, E31 Ring-shaped or When the subject is backlit or when shooting with an extremely rainbow-colored bright light source in the display, such as in sunlight, ring-shaped bands are seen on or rainbow-colored bands may appear on the image. - the screen or the Change the position of the light source or remove it from the shot image. display, and try shooting again. Technical Notes and Index F10

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F
10
Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Pictures are
blurred.
Use flash.
Use vibration reduction or motion detection.
Use
D
(Best Shot Selector).
Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-timer for
better results).
Specify a higher ISO sensitivity setting and resume shooting.
50
97, 97
62
53
62,
E
37
Bright specks
appear in pictures
shot using flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash to
W
(off ).
51
Flash does not fire.
Flash is set to
W
(off ).
A shooting mode where flash cannot fire is selected.
Another function that is set now is restricting the flash.
51
59
64
The digital zoom is
not available.
Off
or
Crop
is selected for
Digital zoom
in the setup menu.
Digital zoom cannot be used with the following shooting
modes.
-
When the scene mode is
x
(Scene auto selector),
X
(Night
landscape),
S
(Night portrait),
W
(Backlighting) with
HDR
set to
On
,
Portrait
,
Easy panorama
,
Pet portrait
or
3D
photography
.
-
Smart portrait mode
Other functions that restrict the use of digital zoom are set.
97
34, 35, 36,
37, 38, 41,
42, 43
45
64
Image mode
not
available.
Another function that is set now is restricting
Image mode
.
When the scene mode is set to
Easy panorama
or
3D
photography
, the image size is fixed.
64
41, 43
No sound when
shutter is released.
Off
is selected for
Shutter sound
under
Sound settings
in
the setup menu.
Sports
,
Museum
or
Pet portrait
is selected in scene mode.
Other functions that restrict the use of the shutter sound are
set.
Do not block the speaker.
97
38, 40, 42
64
1
AF-assist
illuminator does
not light.
Off
is selected for
AF assist
in the setup menu. Even when
Auto
is set, AF-assist illuminator may not light depending on the focus
area position or scene mode.
97
Pictures appear
smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
F
6
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance does not match light source.
62,
E
31
Ring-shaped or
rainbow-colored
bands are seen on
the screen or the
shot image.
When the subject is backlit or when shooting with an extremely
bright light source in the display, such as in sunlight, ring-shaped
or rainbow-colored bands may appear on the image.
Change the position of the light source or remove it from the
display, and try shooting again.
Problem
Cause/Solution
A