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Can not select focus point
:
•
Unlock focus selector lock (
64).
•
Auto-area AF (
62) or face-priority AF (
177) selected for AF-area
mode: choose another mode.
•
Camera is in playback mode (
185) or menus are in use (
•
Press shutter-release button halfway to start standby timer (
33).
Can not select AF-area mode
: Manual focus selected (
Image size can not be changed
:
Image quality
set to
NEF (RAW)
55).
Camera is slow to record photos
: Turn long exposure noise reduction off
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos
:
•
Choose lower ISO sensitivity or use high ISO noise reduction (
•
Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction
(
242).
•
Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise
(
110).
Smudges appear in photographs
: Clean front and rear lens elements. If
problem persists, perform image sensor cleaning (
Colors are unnatural
:
•
Adjust white balance to match light source (
•
Adjust
Set Picture Control
settings (
Can not measure white balance
: Subject is too dark or too bright (
92).
Image can not be selected as source for preset white balance
: Image was not created
with Df (
96).
White balance bracketing unavailable
:
•
NEF (RAW) or NEF+JPEG image quality option selected for image quality
•
Multiple exposure mode is in effect
155).
Effects of Picture Control differ from image to image
:
A
(auto) is selected for
sharpening, contrast, or saturation. For consistent results over a series of
photos, choose another setting (
Metering can not be changed
: Autoexposure lock is in effect (
77).