Nikon 3200 2200 Troubleshooting, Night landscape E3200, Mode and choosing B Party/Indoor, C Beach

Technical Notes

Troubleshooting

Problem	Possible cause	Q
	• Camera is in playback mode.	22
	• Batteries are exhausted.	12
	• Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging.	20
No picture is taken	• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.	20
when shutter-	• Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in	10-11,
release button is	monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your	93
pressed	camera.
	• Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor:	63
	insufficient memory to record picture at current Image
	mode setting.
	• Flash is off.	24
Pictures are too dark	• Flash window is blocked.	18
(underexposed)	• Subject is outside range of flash.	25
	• Exposure compensation is too low.	67
Pictures are too	• Exposure compensation is too high.	67
bright (overexposed)
Pictures are out of	• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release	20
	button was pressed halfway.
focus
	• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.	20

•Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by:

Pictures are blurred	Š Using the flash					24
	Š Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)					69
	Š Using the self-timer with a tripod					26
	• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
	Š Using the flash					24
	Š Selecting m (night portrait assist) mode, or selecting					33, 35,
	e (scene) mode and choosing E Dusk/Dawn or					36
Randomly-spaced	F Night landscape (E3200)
	Š Selecting	i (portrait assist),	N (landscape assist),			30, 31
bright pixels
	m (night portrait assist) mode, or selecting e (scene)					33
("noise") appear in
	mode and choosing B Party/Indoor, C Beach/					35-39
image
	Snow, D Sunset, E Dusk/Dawn,				F Night	68, 69
	landscape, A Close up, H Fireworks show,
	ICopy,	K Panorama	assist,	or	selecting
	P (Auto) mode and choosing			(single, turning
	BSS off) (E2200)
Colors are unnatural	• White balance does not match light source.					65
	• Color options is not set to Standard color.

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