Shooting (All Shooting and Exposure Modes)

The camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or format the memory card.

The shutter-release is disabled:

•The battery is exhausted (0 11, 20).

•The memory card is locked (0 14) or full (0 20).

•The flash is charging (0 62).

•The camera is not in focus (0 23).

•You are currently filming a slow motion movie (0 44).

Only one picture is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed in continuous release mode: Continuous shooting is not available if the flash is raised in Continuous mode (0 64, 121).

The camera does not focus automatically:

•The subject is not suited to autofocus (0 146).

•The camera is in manual focus mode (0 144, 147).

Focus does not lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Use the 1 (A) button to lock focus when AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving subjects in AF-A mode (0 144, 150).

AF-area mode selection is unavailable: The camera is in auto photo or Smart Photo Selector mode (0 21, 35), an option other than P, S, A, M is selected in creative mode (0 28), or manual focus mode is selected (0 144).

Focus area selection is unavailable: Focus area selection is not available in auto-area (0 149) or face-priority (0 24) AF. In other AF-area modes, the focus area can be selected by pressing J.

Subject-tracking AF not available: Select a non-monochrome Picture Control (0 132, 149).

Image size selection is unavailable: NEF (RAW) is selected for image quality (0 118).

The camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off (0 140). In creative mode, additional time may be needed to record photos when Night landscape (0 28), Night portrait (0 28), or Easy panorama (0 32) is selected or when Backlighting is selected and HDR is on (0 31).

Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appears in photos:

•Lower ISO sensitivity or enable high ISO noise reduction (0 140).

•Use long exposure noise reduction at shutter speeds slower than 1 s (0 140).

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