Nikon COOLPIX L620, Reference Manual

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Images appear smeared. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.
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Colors are unnatural. White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.
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Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.
The subject is dark, and the shutter speed is too slow
or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
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Using the flash.
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Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
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Images are too dark
(underexposed).
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The flash is lowered or a shooting mode that
restricts the flash is selected.
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The flash window is blocked.
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The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
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Adjust exposure compensation.
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Increase ISO sensitivity.
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The subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene
mode, or raise the flash and set the flash mode
setting to
X
(fill flash).
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Images are too bright
(overexposed).
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Unexpected results when
flash set to
V
(auto with
red-eye reduction).
When taking images with
V
(auto with red-eye
reduction), or when taking images with Night
portrait (either in easy auto mode or in scene mode)
and the fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction
is used, In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to
areas not affected by red-eye in rare cases. Use auto
mode or any scene mode other than
Night portrait ,
and change the flash mode to any setting other than
V
(auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking an
image again.
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Skin tones are not softened.
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In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones may
not be softened.
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For images containing four or more faces, try using
the
Skin softening effect in the playback menu.
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Problem Cause/Solution
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