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Troubleshooting
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Playback
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Subject is backlit. Select
L
([Back
light] scene mode) or use fill flash.
30
24
30
99
30, 44
Pictures are too bright
(overexposed)
Adjust exposure compensation.
99
Unexpected results when flash
set to
A
(auto with red-eye
reduction)
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare
cases, be applied to areas not affected
by red-eye. Set flash to
z
(auto) or
C
(fill-flash) and try again. Note that red-
eye reduction is the default setting for
one-touch portrait,
B
, and
D
modes.
30,
37,
40, 48
Problem
Cause/Solution
c
File cannot be played back
• File has been overwritten or renamed
by computer or other make of camera.
• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-
phy in progress: pictures cannot be
played back until recording is com-
plete.
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Cannot zoom in on picture
Playback zoom cannot be used with
movies, small pictures, or pictures that
have been cropped to below 320 × 240.
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Cannot record voice memo
Voice memos cannot be appended to
movies.
74
Cannot use crop, D-Lighting, or
small picture options
These options cannot be used with mov-
ies and may not be available with pic-
tures created with other cameras. Select
picture that supports crop, D-Lighting,
or small picture.
74, 52
Cannot create new Pictmotion
movie
Camera may be unable to create Pictmo-
tion movies using pictures recorded with
other cameras. Other cameras may be
unable to play Pictmotion movies cre-
ated with COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8.
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Problem
Cause/Solution
c
