Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

c

 

Pictures are too dark

• Flash is off.

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(underexposed)

• Flash window is blocked.

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• Subject is beyond flash range.

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• Adjust exposure compensation.

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• Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back

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light] scene mode) or use fill flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unexpected results when flash

In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare

32,

 

set to A (auto with red-eye

cases, be applied to areas not affected

39,

 

reduction)

by red-eye. Set flash to z (auto) or C

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(fill-flash) and try again. Note that red-

 

 

 

eye reduction is the default setting for

 

 

 

one-touch portrait, B, and D modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

c

 

File cannot be played back

• File has been overwritten or renamed

 

 

 

by computer or other make of camera.

 

 

 

• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-

–

 

 

phy in progress: pictures cannot be

 

 

 

 

 

played back until recording is com-

 

 

 

plete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot zoom in on picture

Playback zoom cannot be used with

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movies, small pictures, or pictures that

 

 

 

have been cropped to below 320 × 240.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot record voice memo

Voice memos cannot be appended to

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movies.

 

 

 

 

 

Technical

Cannot use crop, D-Lighting, or

These options cannot be used with mov-

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small picture options

ies and may not be available with pic-

 

 

 

 

 

tures created with other cameras. Select

 

 

 

picture that supports crop, D-Lighting,

 

Notes

 

or small picture.

 

 

 

 

Cannot create new Pictmotion

Camera may be unable to create Pictmo-

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movie

tion movies using pictures recorded with

 

 

 

other cameras. Other cameras may be

 

 

 

unable to play Pictmotion movies cre-

 

 

 

ated with COOLPIX S7c.

 

 

 

 

 

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