Nikon D800E User Manual - Page 438
Built-in AF-assist illuminator, Flicker reduction, Active D-Lighting, Set Picture Control
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AF-assist illuminator does not light: • AF-assist lamp does not light if AF-C is selected for autofocus mode (0 91). Choose AF-S. If an option other than auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode, select center focus point (0 96). • The camera is currently in live view or a movie is being recorded. • Off selected for Custom Setting a8 (Built-in AF-assist illuminator) (0 286). • Illuminator has turned off automatically. Illuminator may become hot with continued use; wait for lamp to cool down. Flicker or banding appear during live view or movie recording: Choose an option for Flicker reduction that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply (0 329). Bright bands appear during live view or movie recording: A flash or other light source with brief duration was used during live view or movie recording. Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, lines, or reddish areas) appears in photos: • To reduce randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines, choose lower ISO sensitivity or use high ISO noise reduction (0 109, 277). • To reduce bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, or fog at shutter speeds slower than 1 s or to reduce reddish areas and other artifacts in long time-exposures, enable long exposure noise reduction (0 277). • Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise (0 175). Photos are blotched or smeared: • Clean lens. • Clean low-pass filter (0 394). Colors are unnatural: • Adjust white balance to match light source (0 145). • Adjust Set Picture Control settings (0 163). Can not measure white balance: Subject is too dark or too bright (0 157). n 414