Nikon S6 manual Use fl ash, Using fl ash, White balance does not match light source, Modes

Problem		Solution
Camera clock is not	Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-					84
correct	pieces and reset as required.
	Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery. Pictures
Camera settings reset	recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of					84
	“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2006 00:00.”
No picture taken	• Camera is in playback mode: press			button.		43
when shutter-release	• Menus are displayed: press		button.			17
button is pressed	• Battery is exhausted.					14
	• Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet-					79
	ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con-
Camera can not focus	tains many fi ne details, objects of sharply differing bright-
	ness, or objects at different distances from the camera. Use
using autofocus
	focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance.
	• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.					88
	• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again.					14
	• Use fl ash.					20
Pictures are blurred	• Use BSS.					78
	• Use tripod and self-timer.					3, 22
	• Flash is off.					20
	• Flash window is blocked.					18
Pictures are too dark	• Subject is outside range of fl ash.					20
(underexposed)	• Exposure compensation is too low.					25, 31,
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	• Subject is backlit: select	(scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash.				20, 28
Pictures are too bright	Exposure compensation is too high.					25, 31,
(overexposed)						76
Randomly-spaced	Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
	• Using fl ash					20
bright pixels (“noise”)
	• Setting ISO sensitivity to 50					78
appear in image	• Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction					28, 34
Pictures are smeared	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.					92
Colors are unnatural	White balance does not match light source.					75
	Flash is off. Note that fl ash turns off automatically in				mode	20, 26,
	(Time lapse movie excepted) and some scene modes or
Flash does not fi re	when option other than Single or Intvl timer shooting is					35, 76,
	selected for Continuous or BSS is on.					78
AF-assist illuminator	• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.					88
does not light	• AF assist illumination	turns	off	automatically in	some	26–34
	modes.
Bright specks in pic-	Flash is refl ecting from particles in air. Turn fl ash off.					20
tures taken with fl ash
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