Nikon COOLPIX 5700, Manual

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Taking Pictur
es : The Details—Using the Camera Contr
ols (All User Sets)
65
When Lighting Is Poor
When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( ) or set to slow sync ( ), shut-
ter speed slows and pictures may blur. For shutter speeds slower than 1 /
30
s,
use of a tripod is recommended. At speeds below
1
/
4
s, the shutter-speed indi-
cator in the monitor or viewfinder will turn yellow indicating that mottling
(“noise”) may appear in darker areas of the image. To reduce noise, turn
Noise
Reduction on ( 117).
Note that the built-in Speedlight will turn off automatically when autofocus is
set to “infinity” (
54). The flash also turns off when BSS is on ( 106), a
setting other than Single is selected for Continuous ( 104), a setting other
than Normal is selected in the Lens menu ( 109), On is selected for the AE
Lock option in the Exposure Options menu ( 110), or when Noise Reduc-
tion is set to Clear Image Mode ( 117).
Low Batteries
When the low battery indicator appears in the control panel ( ) and moni-
tor or viewfinder ( ), and the built-in Speedlight fires, the monitor will go
blank if in use while the flash charges. If the viewfinder is in use, it will remain
on while the flash charges.
The Flash-Ready Indicator
If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while
the flash is still charging, the flash-ready indicator in
the monitor or viewfinder will flash. Remove your fin-
ger briefly from the shutter-release button and try
again.