Nikon L6 manual 116, Troubleshooting, Problem Cause/Solution, Focus

Troubleshooting

	Problem	Cause/Solution	c
	Camera cannot focus using auto-	• Subject is low in contrast, dominated	21
	focus	by repeating geometric patterns, cov-
		ers too small an area of the frame, or
		contains many fine details, objects of
		sharply differing brightness, or objects
		at different distances from the cam-
		era. Use focus lock to focus on
		another subject at same distance.
		• Focus error. Turn camera off and then	10
		on again.
	Pictures are blurred	• Use flash.	24
		• Use A.	81
		• Use tripod and self-timer.	5, 26
	Blur warning is not displayed	Blur warning is not displayed in self-	26,
		timer mode, T mode or when	28,
		[PSports], [NMuseum], [KFireworks	49,
		show], or [FPanorama assist] is selected	80, 81
		in scene mode, option other than [Sin-
		gle] is selected for [Continuous], or [BSS]
		is on.
	Pictures are too dark	• Flash is off.	24
	(underexposed)	• Flash window is blocked.	18
		• Subject is beyond flash range.	24
		• Adjust exposure compensation.	79
		• Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back	24, 39
Technical		light] scene mode) or use fill flash.
	Pictures are too bright	Adjust exposure compensation.	79
	(overexposed)
Notes	Randomly-spaced bright pixels	Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be	24,
	(“noise”) appear in image	reduced by:	34, 37
		• Using flash
		• [D Night portrait], [J Dusk/dawn], or
		[G Night landscape] is selected in
		scene mode.
	Pictures appear smeared	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.	109
	Colors are unnatural	White balance does not match light	77
		source.

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