Nikon S5100, Coolpix Digital Camera user manual 153, Lights is recommended, 102, Situations

Troubleshooting

Shooting

Problem	Cause/Solution	A
	• When camera is in playback mode, press the	8, 28
	A button, the shutter-release button, or the
No image captured when the	b (movie-record) button.
shutter-release button is	• When menus are displayed, press the d	10
pressed.	button.
	• Battery is exhausted.	22
	• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.	31
	• The intended subject is one with which	27
Camera cannot focus.	autofocus does not perform well.
	• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.	131
	• Turn camera off and then on again.	17
	• Use flash.	30
	• Enable vibration reduction or motion	129,
Images are blurred.	detection.	130
	• Use D(Best Shot Selector).	42
	• Use tripod and self-timer.	32
	Smear occurs when extremely bright light
Streaks of light or partial	strikes the image sensor. When shooting with
	Continuous set to Multi-shot 16 and when
discoloration are visible in the		42, 144
	recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such
monitor.
	as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric
	lights is recommended.
Bright specks appear in images	Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash	31
captured with flash.	mode setting to W (off).
	• The flash mode is set to W (off).	30
	• Scene mode with which the flash does not	54
	fire is selected.
Flash does not fire.	• On is selected for Blink proof in smart	66
	portrait menu.
	• Another function that restricts flash is	49
	enabled.
Optical zoom cannot be used.	Optical zoom cannot be used while recording	102
	movies.
	• Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.	131
	• Digital zoom is not available in the following
	situations.
Digital zoom cannot be used.	- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or	52, 54,
	Night portrait scene mode is selected.	55
	- When shooting in smart portrait mode.	64
	- When shooting in subject tracking mode.	67
	- When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16.	42

Technical Notes and Index

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