Nikon D200 D200 User's Manual - Page 200

Technical Notes-Troubleshooting, AF As, Flash Sync Speed, 250 s Auto FP, Optimize Image, Problem

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Technical Notes-Troubleshooting Problem Solution • Unlock focus area selector. 53 • Closest subject priority is in effect. 54 Can not select focus area. • Monitor is on: camera in playback mode. 98 • Exposure meters are off: press shutter-release 16 button halfway. • Camera is in focus mode C. 51 • Center focus area or focus area group is not 53, selected or closest priority is selected for 54, group dynamic-area AF. 149 AF-assist illuminator does not light. • Off selected for Custom Setting a9 (AF As- 152 sist). • Illuminator has turned off automatically. Il- 58 luminator may become hot with continued use; wait for lamp to cool down. Flash in use. Flash sync speed can be selected Full range of shutter speeds not available. using Custom Setting e1 (Flash Sync Speed); when using optional SB-800, SB-600, or SBR200 Speedlight, choose 1/250 s (Auto FP) for 160 full range of shutter speeds. Focus does not lock when shutter-re- Camera is in focus mode C: use AE-L/AF-L button lease button is pressed halfway. to lock focus. 56 Area shown in viewfinder is smaller Viewfinder has vertical and horizontal frame than final photo. coverage of about 95%. - • Rotate focus-mode selector to S or C. 51 Photos are out of focus. • Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use 56, manual focus or focus lock. 60 Recording time increases. Turn noise reduction off. 131 • Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO 33, Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") noise reduction on. 131 appear in photos. • Shutter speed is slower than 8 s: use long ex- 131 posure noise reduction. Blotches appear on photos. • Clean lens. • Clean low-pass filter. 184 185 Colors are unnatural. • Adjust white balance to match light source. 35 • Adjust Optimize Image settings. 45 Continuous shooting unavailable. Lower flash. 78 RAW image is not played back. Photo taken at image quality of NEF+JPEG. 28 Can not measure white balance. Subject is too dark or too bright. 41 Image can not be selected for preset white balance. as source Image was not created with D200. 42 190

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Technical Notes—Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Can not select focus area.
• Unlock focus area selector.
• Closest subject priority is in effect.
• Monitor is on: camera in playback mode.
• Exposure meters are off
: press shutter-release
button halfway.
53
54
98
16
AF-assist illuminator does not light.
• Camera is in focus mode
C
.
• Center focus area or focus area group is not
selected or closest priority is selected for
group dynamic-area AF.
•
Off
selected for Custom Setting a9 (
AF As-
sist
).
• Illuminator has turned off automatically.
Il-
luminator may become hot with continued
use; wait for lamp to cool down.
51
53,
54,
149
152
58
Full range of shutter speeds not avail-
able.
Flash in use.
Flash sync speed can be selected
using Custom Setting e1 (
Flash Sync Speed
);
when using optional SB-800, SB-600, or SB-
R200 Speedlight, choose
1/250 s (Auto FP)
for
full range of shutter speeds.
160
Focus does not lock when shutter-re-
lease button is pressed halfway.
Camera is in focus mode
C
: use
AE-L/AF-L
button
to lock focus.
56
Area shown in viewfinder is smaller
than final photo.
Viewfinder has vertical and horizontal frame
coverage of about 95%.
—
Photos are out of focus.
• Rotate focus-mode selector to
S
or
C
.
• Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use
manual focus or focus lock.
51
56,
60
Recording time increases.
Turn noise reduction
off.
131
Randomly-spaced bright pixels (“noise”)
appear in photos.
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO
noise reduction on.
• Shutter speed is slower than 8 s: use long ex-
posure noise reduction.
33,
131
131
Blotches appear on photos.
• Clean lens.
• Clean low-pass filter.
184
185
Colors are unnatural.
• Adjust white balance to match light source.
• Adjust
Optimize Image
settings.
35
45
Continuous shooting unavailable.
Lower flash.
78
RAW image is not played back.
Photo taken at image quality of NEF+JPEG.
28
Can not measure white balance.
Subject is too dark or too bright.
41
Image can not be selected as source
for preset white balance.
Image was not created with D200.
42