Nikon D3200, User Manual

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Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway : Use
A
(
L
) button to lock focus
when live view is off and AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving
subjects in AF-A mode (
0
40).
Can not select focus point :
• e Auto-area AF selected for AF-area mode > Viewfinder ( 0 38, 39): choose another
mode.
•
Press shutter-release button halfway to turn monitor off or start standby timer (
0
24).
Can not select AF-area mode
: Manual focus selected ( 0 35, 82).
Image size can not be changed
: Image quality set to NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine ( 0 45).
Camera is slow to record photos : Turn noise reduction off ( 0 131).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos :
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn noise reduction on ( 0 131).
• Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use noise reduction ( 0 131).
• Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise (
0
67).
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed :
• Replace battery in remote control (
0
177).
• Choose remote control release mode (
0
33).
• Flash is charging ( 0 24).
• Time selected for Remote on duration ( 0 141) has elapsed.
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
Beep does not sound :
• Off is selected for Beep (
0
141).
• Camera is in quiet shutter-release mode (
0
31), or movie is being recorded (
0
88).
• MF or AF-C is selected as the focus mode or subject moves when AF-A is selected ( 0 35).
Smudges appear in photographs : Clean front and rear lens elements. If problem persists, perform
image sensor cleaning ( 0 180).
Date is not imprinted on photos : Image quality set to NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine ( 0 45,
144).
Sound is not recorded with movies : Microphone off is selected for Movie settings > Microphone
( 0 90).
Flicker or banding appears during live view or movie recording
: Choose an option for Flicker reduction
that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply ( 0 136).
Menu item can not be selected
: Some options are not available in all modes.