Nikon COOLPIXS10 manual Problem Solution

Technical Notes

Problem		Solution
	• Flash is off.				16
	• Flash window is blocked. If lens cap blocks fl ash window,				14
Pictures are too dark	fully open lens cap.
	• Subject is outside range of fl ash.				16
(underexposed)	• Exposure compensation is too low.				22, 30,
					57
	• Subject is backlit: select	(scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash.			16, 27
Pictures are too bright	Exposure compensation is too high.				22, 30,
(overexposed)					57
Randomly-spaced	Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
	• Using fl ash				16
bright pixels (“noise”)
	• Setting Sensitivity to 50				59
appear in image	• Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction				26
Pictures are smeared	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.				75
Colors are unnatural	White balance does not match light source.				56
	Flash is off. Note that fl ash turns off automatically in			mode	16, 23,
Flash does not fi re	([Time lapse movie★] excepted) and some scene modes or				31, 57,
	when option other than [Single] or [Intvl timer shooting] is				59
	selected for [Continuous] or BSS is on.
AF-assist illuminator	• [Off ] is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.				70
	• AF assist illumination	turns off automatically in		some	23
does not light	modes.
Bright specks in pic-	Flash is refl ecting from particles in air. Turn fl ash off.				16
tures taken with fl ash
No sound when	Sound is not played when [Off ] selected for [Sound settings] >				25, 31,
	[Shutter sound], BSS on, option other than [Single] selected				57, 59,
shutter is released
	for [Continuous], or or	mode is selected.			70
Optical zoom cannot	Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies.				32
be used
Digital zoom cannot	Digital zoom is not available when [Multi-shot 16] is selected				57
be used	for [Continuous].
Unexpected results	In-camera red-eye fi x may, in very rare cases, be applied to
when fl ash set to	areas not affected by red-eye. Set fl ash to		(auto) or		16, 17,
(auto with red-eye	(fi ll-fl ash) and try again. Note that red-eye reduction is the				24, 25
reduction).	default setting for one-touch portrait, , and		modes.
[Image mode] not	[Image mode] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-shot 16] is
	selected for [Continuous] or “Sports composite” is selected in				25, 57
available
	scene mode.
[Date imprint] not	Camera clock has not been set.				66
available
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