Nikon S600 user manual Electronically Controlled Cameras, Shooting, 121, Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Electronically Controlled Cameras

In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded will not be affected.

Shooting

Problem		Cause/Solution	A
No picture taken when shutter-	• When camera is in playback mode, press c.		26
release button is pressed.	• When menus are displayed, press d.		10
	•	Battery is exhausted.	20
	• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.		29
Camera cannot focus.	• The intended subject is one with which		25
		autofocus does not perform well.
	• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.		104
	• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on		20
		again.
Pictures are blurred.	•	Use flash.	28
	• Use high sensitivity shooting mode.		33	Technical
	•	Use vibration reduction.	103
	•	Use BSS.	81
	• Use tripod and self-timer.		30	Notes
Bright specks appear in	Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash		29
pictures taken with flash.	off.
Flash does not fire.	•	Flash is off.	28
	• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash		34
		are selected.
	• D mode has been selected.		52
	• Continuous or BSS is selected for		81
		Continuous.
Optical zoom cannot be used.	Optical zoom cannot be used while recording		52
	movies.

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