Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual 146, Ity/size setting

Technical Notes

Problem		Possible cause
	•	Camera is in Playback mode.	19, 25
	•	Battery is exhausted.	14
	•	Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus (when	23
		the monitor is off).
No picture is	•	Red ( ) Lamp blinks: flash is charging.	23
taken when	•	Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in moni-	13, 130
Shutter-release		tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
Button is pressed	•	Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED”	13
		appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
	•	Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: insuf-	85
		ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual-
		ity/size setting.
Pictures are too	•	Flash is off.	44
	•	Flash window is blocked.	21
dark (underex-
	•	Subject is outside range of flash.	45
posed)
	•	Exposure compensation is too low.	49
Pictures are too
bright (overex-	•	Exposure compensation is too high.	49
posed)
	•	Subject was not in focus area when Shutter-release But-	99
Pictures are out		ton was pressed halfway.
	•	Green (AF) Lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.	23
of focus
	•	AF-assist illuminator does not light when the lighting is	126
		poor. Select On in the AF assist option.

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

Pictures are	Using the flash	44
	Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)	91
blurred
	Using the self-timer with a tripod	46
	• When recording movies, set Electronic VR to On (E7900	54
	only).

•Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

	Using the flash				44
Randomly-spaced	Selecting		(night portrait assist) mode, or selecting		35, 38
bright pixels		(scene) mode and choosing		DUSK/DAWN
(“noise”) appear	or	NIGHT LANDSCAPE (In these modes, noise
in image	reduction works automatically when shutter speed is
	low. Select an appropriate mode according to your
	shooting condition.)
Bright specks in	• Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off or				21, 44
picture	zoom in.

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