Nikon Coolpix 3700 User Manual - Page 121

Image, Snd release level, Night portrait, Night landscape, Dusk/Dawn, Problem, Solution

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Problem Solution • Camera is in playback or mode. 39, 52 • Batteries are exhausted. 15 • Red ( ) lamp flickers: flash is charging. 18 • Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus. • Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in 99 No picture is taken when shutter-release button is pressed monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your camera. • Message "NO CARD PRESENT" appears in monitor: no memory card in camera. 10 • Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor: in- 70 sufficient memory to record picture at current Image mode setting. • Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED" ap- 11 pears in monitor: memory card is locked. Sounds do not trigger shutter release • Self-timer is off or set to . • Sound is not loud enough to trigger release. • Snd release level is set too high. 34 98 • Flash is off. 32 Pictures are too dark • Flash window is blocked. 16 (underexposed) • Subject is outside range of flash. 33 • Exposure compensation is too low. 38 Pictures are too bright (overexposed) • Exposure compensation is too high. 38 Pictures are out of • Camera can not focus on selected subject using auto- focus focus. Use focus lock. 20 • Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by: Pictures are blurred ◆Using the flash 32 ◆ Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) 77 ◆ Using the self-timer with a tripod 34 Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image • Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: ◆Using the flash ◆ Selecting scene mode and choosing Night portrait, Night landscape, or Dusk/Dawn as appropriate to subject and lighting conditions 32 25-29 Technical Notes 111

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Technical Notes
Problem
Solution
No picture is taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed
• Camera is in playback or
mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
•
Red (
) lamp flickers: flash is charging.
•
Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your
camera.
• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in monitor: no
memory card in camera.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: in-
sufficient memory to record picture at current
Image
mode
setting.
• Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED” ap-
pears in monitor: memory card is locked.
39, 52
15
18
99
10
70
11
Sounds do not trig-
ger shutter release
• Self-timer is off or set to
.
• Sound is not loud enough to trigger release.
•
Snd release level
is set too high.
34
98
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
•
Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
•
Exposure compensation is too low.
32
16
33
38
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high.
38
Pictures are out of
focus
• Camera can not focus on selected subject using auto-
focus.
Use focus lock.
20
Pictures are
blurred
• Camera shook during shot.
Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
◆
Using the flash
◆
Using the
Best Shot Selector (BSS)
◆
Using the self-timer with a tripod
32
77
34
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image
• Shutter speed too slow.
Noise can be reduced by:
◆
Using the flash
◆
Selecting scene mode and choosing
Night portrait
,
Night landscape
, or
Dusk/Dawn
as appropriate to
subject and lighting conditions
32
25–29