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Troubleshooting
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Randomly spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image.
Subject is dark, and either the shutter speed is too slow, or
ISO sensitivity has been raised.
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Use flash.
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Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
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Applying
Noise reduction
in the shooting menu to suit
situations.
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Choosing scene mode with noise reduction.
Pictures are too
dark
(underexposed).
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Flash is
W
(off ).
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Built-in flash has been blocked by foreign objects.
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Subject is beyond flash range.
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Adjust exposure compensation.
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Raise the ISO sensitivity.
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Subject is backlight during shooting. Raise the built-in
flash, set
Backlight
of the scene mode or set the flash
mode to
X
(fill flash), and then shoot the picture.
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
Unexpected results
when flash set to
auto with red-eye
reduction.
When
V
or “fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction”
of the
Night portrait
scene mode is applied during
shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare cases, be
applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Set a flash mode
other than
V
when in a shooting mode other than the
Night portrait
scene mode during shooting.
Camera does not
shoot continuously.
On
is selected for
Noise reduction
in the shooting menu.
Camera does not
shoot with Multi-
shot.
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Self timer/remote control has been selected.
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Multi-shot cannot be used when
NRW (RAW)
,
NRW
(RAW) + Fine
,
NRW (RAW) + Normal
or
NRW (RAW) +
Basic
is selected for
Image quality
.
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At an
ISO sensitivity
setting of
3200
or
6400
, the
Multi-shot option of the continuous shooting mode is
not available.
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Auto bracketing
has been selected.
Contrast
in
COOLPIX Picture
Control cannot be
adjusted.
Option other than
Off
is selected for
Active D-Lighting
in
shooting menu.
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
File cannot be
played back.
•
File was overwritten or renamed by computer or other
make of camera.
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Time lapse movie or interval timer shooting in progress.
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Problem
Cause/Solution
A