Nikon Coolpix  L12 User's Manual - Page 131

Problem, Cause/Solution, Pictures appear smeared

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Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution c Flash does not fire • Flash is off. • Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected. • Anti-shake mode is applied. • T modes are selected. • [Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous], or [On] is selected for [BSS]. 24 31-35 38 49 81, 82, 84 Optical zoom cannot be used Optical zoom cannot be used while recording 49 movies. Digital zoom cannot be used Digital zoom is not available when [Multi- 81 shot 16] is selected for [Continuous]. [Image mode] not available [Image mode] cannot be adjusted when 81 [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous] No sound when shutter is released • [Off] is selected for [Sound settings] > [Shutter sound] in setup menu. • F or T mode is selected. • P or N is selected. • [Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous], or [On] is selected for [BSS]. 101 38, 49 31, 34 81, 82, 84 AF-assist illuminator does not light • [Off] is selected for [AF assist] in setup menu. • AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in some scene modes. 100 31-35 Pictures appear smeared Lens is dirty. Clean lens. 110 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 79 Randomly-spaced bright pix- Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be els ("noise") appear in image reduced by: • Using flash • Choosing scene mode with noise reduc- tion 24 31-35 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) • Flash is off. • Flash window is blocked. • Subject is beyond flash range. • Adjust exposure compensation. • Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back light] scene mode) or use fill flash. 24 18 24 28 24, 35 Technical Notes 119

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Flash does not fire
•
Flash is off.
•
Some scene modes that cannot turn on
flash are selected.
•
Anti-shake mode is applied.
•
T
modes are selected.
•
[Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected
for [Continuous], or [On] is selected for
[BSS].
24
31-35
38
49
81,
82, 84
Optical zoom cannot be used
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
49
Digital zoom cannot be used
Digital zoom is not available when [Multi-
shot 16] is selected for [Continuous].
81
[Image mode] not available
[Image mode] cannot be adjusted when
[Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous]
81
No sound when shutter is
released
•
[Off] is selected for [Sound settings] >
[Shutter sound] in setup menu.
•
F
or
T
mode is selected.
•
P
or
N
is selected.
•
[Continuous] or [Multi-shot 16] is selected
for [Continuous], or [On] is selected for
[BSS].
101
38, 49
31, 34
81,
82, 84
AF-assist illuminator does not
light
•
[Off] is selected for [AF assist] in setup
menu.
•
AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically
in some scene modes.
100
31-35
Pictures appear smeared
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
110
Colors are unnatural
White balance does not match light source.
79
Randomly-spaced bright pix-
els (“noise”) appear in image
Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be
reduced by:
•
Using flash
•
Choosing scene mode with noise reduc-
tion
24
31-35
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
•
Flash is off.
•
Flash window is blocked.
•
Subject is beyond flash range.
•
Adjust exposure compensation.
•
Subject is backlit. Select
L
([Back light]
scene mode) or use fill flash.
24
18
24
28
24, 35
Problem
Cause/Solution
c