Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Control

 

View-

 

panel

 

finder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject too dark; photo will be underexposed

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In exposure mode:

 

 

 

 

P—use flash

 

 

 

 

S—lower shutter speed;

 

 

 

 

if indicator persists,

 

pg. 86,

use flash

 

 

pg. 88

A—choose a larger aper-

 

 

 

 

 

ture (lower f/-num-

 

 

 

 

ber); if indicator per-

 

 

 

 

sists, use flash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNICAL NOTES—TR

(blinking) (blinking)

or (blinking)

Shutter speed of bulb (long time-exposure) selected in shutter-priority auto

Exposure mode P or S se- lected and either:

no lens in place, or

non-CPU lens in place

Choose another shutter

 

pg. 86,

speed or switch to manual

 

 

pg. 90

exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use CPU Nikkor lens or

 

pg. 24,

 

pg. 88,

select exposure mode A

 

 

pg. 90,

or M

 

 

pg. 198

 

 

 

 

 

OUBLESHOOTING

Shutter

 

 

 

Shutter speed faster than

speed

 

500

 

lens sync speed (exposure

blinks

 

 

 

mode S and M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If indicator blinks for 3 s

 

 

 

 

after flash fires, photo may

 

 

 

 

be underexposed

 

 

 

 

 

(blinking)

 

(blinking)

 

Camera malfunction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash does not support red-eye reduction and flash-sync mode is either:

red-eye reduction, or

slow sync with red-eye reduction

Shutter speed automati-

 

pg. 114

cally set to 1/

 

s

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check photo in monitor;

 

 

if underexposed, adjust

 

pg. 115

exposure and try again

 

 

 

 

 

Release shutter. If indica-

 

 

tor persists or appears

 

 

frequently, consult with

 

Nikon-authorized service

 

 

representative

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose different sync

 

 

mode or use flash that

 

pg. 110–

supports red-eye reduc-

 

113

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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