Nikon S1100pj user manual 189

		Troubleshooting
Problem		Cause/Solution	A
	Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter
No sound when shutter is	sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with		152
released.	some shooting modes and settings, even when
	On is selected.
	Off is selected for the AF assist option in the
AF-assist illuminator does not	setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light		64-70,
	depending on the position of the focus area or
light.			151
	the current scene mode, even when Auto is
	selected.
Pictures appear smeared.	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.		177
Colors are unnatural.	White balance does not match light source.		59
	Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high
Randomly spaced bright pixels	as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by:
(“noise”) appear in image.	•	Using flash.	34
	• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.		57
	• The flash mode is set to c(off)		34
	• Flash window is blocked.		28
	• Subject is beyond flash range.		34
Pictures are too dark	•	Adjust exposure compensation.	47
(underexposed).	•	Increase ISO sensitivity.	57
	• Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene		34, 69
		mode or set the flash mode setting to X (fill
		flash).
Pictures are too bright	When taking pictures with b(auto with red-		47	Technical
(overexposed).	Adjust exposure compensation.
	eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and			Notes
	red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene
Unexpected results when flash	mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may be applied to			and
set to b(auto with red-eye	areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene		34, 65
				Index
reduction).	the flash mode to any setting other than b
	mode other than Night portrait, and change
	(auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting
	again.
	• Under some shooting conditions, facial skin		74
		tones may not be softened.
Skin tones are not softened.	• Select e(skin softening) for Glamour		119
		retouch in the retouch menu for pictures
		containing four or more faces.

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