Nikon CP4200 manual 134, Appears in monitor memory card is locked

Technical Notes

Problem		Possible cause
	•	Camera is in playback mode.	17, 24
	•	Battery is exhausted.	12
	•	Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is charging.	21
No picture is	•	Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in moni-	11, 119
taken when shut-		tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
ter-release button	•	Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED”	11
is pressed		appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
	•	Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: insuf-	78
		ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual-
		ity/size setting.
Pictures are too	•	Flash is off.	42
	•	Flash window is blocked.	19
dark (underex-
	•	Subject is outside range of flash.	42
posed)
	•	Exposure compensation is too low.	47
Pictures are too
bright (overex-	•	Exposure compensation is too high.	47
posed)
Pictures are out	•	Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release but-	23
		ton was pressed halfway.
of focus
	•	Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.	21
	•	Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
Pictures are		shake can be reduced by:
		Using the flash	42
blurred
		Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)	84
		Using the self-timer with a tripod	44

•Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:

	Using the flash				42
Randomly-spaced	Selecting		(night portrait assist) mode, or selecting		33, 36
bright pixels		(scene) mode and choosing		Dusk/Dawn
(“noise”) appear	or	Night landscape (In these modes, noise reduc-
in image	tion works automatically when shutter speed is low.
	Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting
	condition.)

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