Nikon S2H05000501 manual 156, Possible cause

Technical Notes

Problem

Monitor is hard

to read

Can not change

lens angle

No photo is taken when shutter-release button is fully pressed

Picture is in

monitor is

upside down

Can not adjust

zoom

Photos are too dark (underex- posed)

Photos are too bright (overex- posed)

Photos are out

of focus

Photos are

blurred

156

Possible cause

•Ambient lighting is too bright: use viewfinder or move to a 150 darker location or use optional HL-CP10 LCD hood.

• Monitor is dirty.	154
• Display options require adjustment.	123
• Lens rotation is limited by swivel limit switch.	21
• Battery is exhausted.	19

•Message “Out of memory” displayed: not enough memory 19 remaining.

• Flash-ready lamp flickers: flash is charging. 24

•Message “Card is not formatted” displayed: memory card is 158 not formatted for use in COOLPIX4500.

•Message “No card present” displayed: no memory card in 13 camera.

Lens section rotated to point in same direction as monitor at	49,
setting of Ultra HS, Movie, Panorama Assist, or Multiple
Exposure (image will also be inverted during playback).	68

•Fisheye1 or Fisheye2 is selected for Lens option in shoot- 106 ing menu.

• Flash is off.	64
• Flash window is blocked.	21
• Subject is outside range of flash.	162
• Exposure compensation is too low.	69
• Exposure compensation is too high.	69

•Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release button 110 was pressed halfway.

• Autofocus lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.					24
• Manual focus distance does not match distance to subject. 161
Camera shook during shot: increase shutter speed. If shutter					53
speed can not be increased without underexposure, use the
flash (	61), raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency;			70), or se-
lect a larger aperture (		54). To minimize blur at low shutter
speeds, use the Best-Shot Selector (BSS;			98), use the self-
timer (	58), or use a tripod.