Nikon Coolpix P5000 P5000 User's Manual - Page 113

Time lapse movie, Continuous, Converter, Built-in off, Flash control, Wide angle con, verter, Digital

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Shooting Problem Solution B No picture taken when shutter-release button is pressed. • Battery is exhausted. • Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging. 16 24 • Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geo- 77 metric patterns, occupies too little of the frame, or con- tains many fine details, objects of sharply differing brightness, or objects at different distances from camera. Camera can not focus Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same dis- using autofocus. tance, then recompose picture. • Off is selected for AF-assist option in setup menu. 87 • AF lamp flickers: subject not in focus area when shutter- 20 release button pressed halfway. • Focus error: turn camera off and then on again. 12 • Rotate mode dial to P. 36 Pictures are blurred. • Use flash or BSS. 24, 75 • Turn on vibration reduction or use tripod and self-timer. 26, 87 • Incorrect option selected in converter menu. 79 Bright specks in pictures taken with flash. Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off. 24 Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically in p mode (Time lapse movie excepted) and some scene 24, Built-in flash does not fire. modes, when Continuous is selected for Continuous, when BSS or bracketing is on, when an option other than None is selected for Converter, when Built-in off is 30-33, 47, 73, 75, 78, selected for Flash control, or when optional flash unit is 79, 93 attached. Optical zoom can not be used. Optical zoom can not be used while shooting movies. 47 Digital zoom can not be used. K, A, or D selected in scene mode, Wide angle converter selected for Converter, or Off selected for Digital zoom. 30, 79, 87 Image size options not available. Settings of 3,648×2,736 (j), 3,648×2,432 (h), and 3,584×2,016 (9) are not available when 3200 is selected 71 for ISO sensitivity. Sound is not played in C, K, P, or p mode or when Off 30, 32, No sound when shut- is selected for Sound settings>Shutter sound, BSS or 36, 47, ter is released. bracketing is on, or option other than Single is selected 73, 75, for Continuous. 88 AF-assist illuminator does not light. • Off selected for AF-assist option in setup menu. 87 • AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some 30-33 modes. Technical Notes 101

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Technical Notes
101
Shooting
Problem
Solution
B
No picture taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed.
•
Battery is exhausted.
•
Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging.
16
24
Camera can not focus
using autofocus.
• Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geo-
metric patterns, occupies too little of the frame, or con-
tains many fine details, objects of sharply differing
brightness, or objects at different distances from camera.
Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same dis-
tance, then recompose picture.
•
Off
is selected for AF-assist option in setup menu.
• AF lamp flickers: subject not in focus area when shutter-
release button pressed halfway.
•
Focus error: turn camera off and then on again.
77
87
20
12
Pictures are blurred.
•
Rotate mode dial to
P
.
•
Use flash or BSS.
•
Turn on vibration reduction or use tripod and self-timer.
•
Incorrect option selected in converter menu.
36
24, 75
26, 87
79
Bright specks in pic-
tures taken with flash.
Flash is reflecting from particles in air.
Turn flash off.
24
Built-in flash does not
fire.
Flash is off.
Note that flash turns off automatically in
p
mode (
Time lapse movie
excepted) and some scene
modes, when
Continuous
is selected for
Continuous
,
when BSS or bracketing is on, when an option other than
None
is selected for
Converter
, when
Built-in off
is
selected for
Flash control
, or when optional flash unit is
attached.
24,
30–33,
47, 73,
75, 78,
79, 93
Optical zoom can not
be used.
Optical zoom can not be used while shooting movies.
47
Digital zoom can not
be used.
K
,
A
, or
D
selected in scene mode,
Wide angle con-
verter
selected for
Converter
, or
Off
selected for
Digital
zoom
.
30, 79,
87
Image size options
not available.
Settings of 3,648×2,736 (
j
), 3,648×2,432 (
h
), and
3,584×2,016 (
9
) are not available when
3200
is selected
for
ISO sensitivity
.
71
No sound when shut-
ter is released.
Sound is not played in
C
,
K
,
P
, or
p
mode or when
Off
is selected for
Sound settings
>
Shutter sound
, BSS or
bracketing is on, or option other than
Single
is selected
for
Continuous
.
30, 32,
36, 47,
73, 75,
88
AF-assist illuminator
does not light.
•
Off
selected for AF-assist option in setup menu.
• AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some
modes.
87
30–33