Nikon D300s user manual Shooting, 374, Exposure mode S selected with Aselected for shutter speed 0

❚❚Shooting

Camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or folders.

Shutter-release disabled:

•Memory card is full or not inserted (0 31, 38).

•Memory card is locked (SD cards only; 0 35).

•CPU lens with aperture ring attached but aperture not locked at highest f-number. If B is displayed in control panel, select Aperture ring for Custom Setting f8 (Customize command dials) > Aperture setting to use lens aperture ring to adjust aperture (0 297).

•Exposure mode S selected with Aselected for shutter speed (0 380).

Camera is slow to respond to shutter-release button: Select Off for Custom Setting d10 (Exposure delay mode; 0 278).

Photos are out of focus:

•Rotate focus-mode selector to S or C (0 74).

•Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual focus or focus lock (0 80, 83).

•Tripod selected in live view: camera will not focus when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Use AF-ONbutton (0 50).

Full range of shutter speeds not available: Flash in use. Flash sync speed can be selected using Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed); when using optional SB-900,SB-800,SB-600, or SB-R200 flash unit, choose 1/320 s (Auto FP) or 1/250 s (Auto FP) for full range of shutter speeds (0 281).

Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Camera is in

focus mode C: use AE-L/AF-Lbutton to lock focus (0 81).

Can not select focus point:

•Unlock focus selector lock (0 78).

•Auto-area AF selected for focus mode: choose another mode (0 76).

•Camera is in playback mode (0 203).

•Menus are in use (0 243).

•Press shutter-release button halfway to turn monitor off or activate exposure meters (0 39).

Image size can not be changed: Image quality set to NEF (RAW) (0 68).

Camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off (0 258).

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