Nikon COOLPIX8800 Record picture at current image quality and size settings, Flash is off, 152

Technical Notes

Problem	Solution
Monitor is	• Ambient lighting too bright: use electronic viewfinder.	4
	• Monitor brightness needs adjustment.	134
hard to read
	• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.	146
	• Camera is in playback mode.	65
	• Battery is exhausted.	17
No picture is	• Number of exposures remaining is zero: insufficient memory to	21
taken when	record picture at current image quality and size settings.
shutter-	• Flash indicator blinks: flash is charging.	20
release button	• Camera displays “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED”: memory card is 112
is pressed	not formatted for use in camera.
	• Camera displays “NO CARD PRESENT”: no memory card insert-	12
	ed.
	• Flash is off.	37
Pictures are	• Flash window is blocked.	19
	• Subject is outside range of flash.	38
too dark
	• Exposure compensation is too low.	44
(underexposed)
	• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast.	48
	• Aperture blinks: f/-number too high.	49
Pictures are	• Exposure compensation is too high.	45
too bright	• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow.	48
(overexposed)	• Aperture blinks: f/-number too low.	49
	• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button was 100
Pictures are	pressed halfway or AE/AF-Lbutton was pressed.
out of focus	• Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofocus. Use	22
	focus lock.
	• Camera shook during shot: turn vibration reduction (VR) on or	45,
	choose faster shutter speed. If shutter speed can not be in-	48
	creased without causing underexposure:
Pictures are	◆Use flash	37
	◆Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)	52
blurred
	◆Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number)	49
	• To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds, mount camera on tri-	41
	pod and use self-timer or remote control
	• Lens setting does not match converter used.	97
Pictures con-	• Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high.	52
tain randomly-
spaced bright	• Shutter speed too slow. At shutter speeds of ¼ s or slower, turn 109
pixels (“noise”)	noise reduction on.
Bright specks	Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off or zoom in.	18
in picture		37

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