Technical Notes

Problem

Solution

 

 

• Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofo-

92

Pictures are out of

cus. Use focus lock.

 

focus

• AF-assist illuminator is off. Select Auto for AF assist.

80

 

• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again.

12

 

Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera

 

 

shake can be reduced by:

 

Pictures are blurred

• Using the flash

18

 

• Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)

63

 

• Using the self-timer with a tripod

20

Bright specks in

Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off.

18

picture

 

 

 

Flash is off. Flash turns off automatically when:

 

 

• LANDSCAPE, Scenic view, or Architecture is selected

25

 

in landscape assist mode

 

 

• Camera is in sports assist mode

26

 

• Night landscape, Museum, Fireworks show, or 29–31

Flash does not fire

Dusk/Dawn is selected in scene mode

 

• Sunset, Copy, or Panorama assist is selected in scene 29–31

 

mode (other flash modes can be selected)

 

 

• Option other than Time-lapse movie is selected in

36

 

movie mode

 

 

• Continuous or Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous

61

 

• BSS is enabled

63

Randomly-spaced

Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

 

• Using the flash

18

bright pixels

• Selecting scene mode and choosing Night portrait, 27, 29

(“noise”) appear in

image

Night landscape, or Dusk/Dawn as appropriate to

 

subject and lighting conditions

 

 

 

 

• Flash is off.

18

 

• Flash window is blocked.

2, 15

Pictures are too dark

• Subject is outside range of flash: recompose picture 18–19,

(underexposed)

with subject in range of flash or use D-lighting.

43

• Exposure compensation is too low.

61

 

 

• Subject is backlit: select scene mode setting of Back 18, 31,

 

light, use fill flash, or use D-lighting.

43

Pictures are too

Exposure compensation is too high.

61

bright (overexposed)

Pictures are smeared

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

84

Colors are unnatural

White balance does not match light source.

60

File can not be

File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or

—

played back

other make of camera.

 

90

 

 

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COOL PIX S1 specifications

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