Nikon COOLPIXP7000 user manual Shooting, 212

Troubleshooting

Shooting

	Problem	Cause/Solution	A
	Cannot set to	Disconnect the audio/video cable, HDMI cable or USB cable.	154, 157, 162
	shooting mode
		• When camera is in playback mode, press the c or	30
		shutter-release button.
	No picture taken	• When menus are displayed, press the d button.	13
	when shutter-	• Battery is exhausted.	24
	release button is	• When the scene mode is Night portrait or	33, 49, 55, 99
	pressed.	Backlighting, or Continuous in the shooting menu is
		set to Continuous flash, raise the built-in flash.
		• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.	34
		• The intended subject is one with which autofocus does	29
		not perform well.
	Camera cannot	• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.	177
		• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button	28, 84
	focus.
		pressed halfway.
		• The focus mode is set to E(manual focus).	40
		• Turn camera off and then on again.	19
		• Use flash.	32
	Pictures are	• Use vibration reduction and motion detection.	175, 176
		• Use D(Best Shot Selector).	99
	blurred.
		• Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-	35
Technical		timer for better results).
	Streaks of light or	Smear occurs when extremely bright light strikes the image
	partial	sensor. When shooting with Continuous set to Multi-shot 16
Notes	discoloration are	and when recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such as	198
	visible on the	the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is
	monitor.	recommended.
and
	Bright specks	Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Set the flash to W (Off).	32
Index	appear in pictures
	shot using flash.
		• Flash is set to W (Off).	32
		• A scene mode that cannot turn on flash is selected.	45
	Flash does not fire.	• The movie mode is selected.	148
		• Another function that is set now is restricting the flash.	108
		• Built-in flash does not fire when a Speedlight (external	202
		flash unit) is used.

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