Photos not recorded in live view mode:

Sound of mirror clicking down when shutter-release button was pressed halfway in hand-held mode was mistaken for sound of shutter (0 63).

Unless Release is chosen for Custom Setting a2 (AF-S priority selection), shutter release is disabled if camera is unable to focus when focus mode S is selected in hand-held mode (0 63, 296).

Flicker or banding appear during live view or movie recording: Choose an option for Flicker reduction that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply (0 330).

Bright bands appear during live view or movie recording: A flash or other light source with brief duration was used during live view or movie recording.

Highlights are “washed out” in movies or the live view display: Select Off for High- sensitivity movie mode (0 72).

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

Choose lower ISO sensitivity or use high ISO noise reduction (0 110, 291).

Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction (0 291).

Reddish areas or other artifacts appear in long time-exposures: turn long exposure noise reduction on when shooting at a shutter speed of “A” (0 291).

Photos are blotched or smeared:

Clean lens.

Clean low-pass filter (0 378). Colors are unnatural:

Adjust white balance to match light source (0 150).

Adjust Set Picture Control settings (0 170).

Can not measure white balance: Subject is too dark or too bright (0 160).

Image can not be selected as source for preset white balance: Image was not created with D3S (0 164).

White balance bracketing unavailable:

NEF (RAW) or NEF+JPEG image quality option selected for image quality (0 83).

Multiple exposure mode is in effect (0 207).

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