Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause/Solution

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Images are too dark

• Flash mode is set to W(Off).

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(underexposed).

• Flash window is blocked.

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• Subject is beyond flash range.

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• Adjust exposure compensation.

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• Raise the ISO sensitivity.

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• Subject is backlit. Select the Backlighting

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scene mode, or raise the flash and set the flash

 

 

mode to X(fill flash).

 

 

 

 

Images are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

When taking pictures with V(auto with red-

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eye reduction), or when taking pictures with

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Night portrait (either in easy auto mode or the

 

 

Night portrait scene mode) and the fill flash

 

Unexpected results when flash

with slow sync and red-eye reduction is used,

 

set to V(auto with red-eye

red-eye reduction may be applied, in rare cases,

 

reduction).

to areas not affected by red-eye. Use auto mode

 

 

or any scene mode other than Night portrait,

 

 

and change the flash mode to any setting other

 

 

than V(auto with red-eye reduction) and try

 

 

taking picture again.

 

 

 

 

Saving images takes time.

When the flash mode is set to V(auto with red-

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eye reduction), it may take more time to save images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When shooting with backlighting or when a very

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A ring-shaped belt or rainbow-

strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame,

 

a ring-shaped belt or rainbow-colored stripe

 

colored stripe appears in the

 

(ghosting) may occur. Change the position of the

 

monitor or images.

 

light source, or frame the picture so that the light

 

 

 

 

source does not enter the frame and try again.

 

 

 

 

Playback

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

File cannot be played back.

• File was overwritten or renamed by computer

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or other make of camera.

 

 

• Only movies recorded with COOLPIX L120 can

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be played back.

 

Cannot zoom in on images.

• Playback zoom cannot be used with movies,

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small pictures, or images that have been

 

 

cropped to 320 × 240 or smaller.

 

 

• This camera may not be able to zoom in on

 

 

images captured with another make or model

 

 

of digital camera.

 

 

 

 

Notes Technical

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