Nikon S6100 manual 200

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		161
	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		64-71,
		depending on the position of the focus area or
	light.			160
		the current scene mode, even when Auto is
		selected.
	Images appear smeared.	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.		175
	Colors are unnatural.	White balance does not match light source.		57
		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.		55
		• The flash mode is set to c(off)		34
		• Flash window is blocked.		28
		• Subject is beyond flash range.		34
	Images are too dark	•	Adjust exposure compensation.	40
	(underexposed).	•	Increase ISO sensitivity.	55
Technical		• Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene		34, 70
			mode or set the flash mode setting to X(fill
			flash).
Notes	Images are too bright	Adjust exposure compensation.		40
	(overexposed).
and
		When taking pictures with b(auto with red-
Index		eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and
		red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene
	Unexpected results when flash	mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may be applied to
	set to b(auto with red-eye	areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene		34, 65
	reduction).	mode other than Night portrait, and change
		the flash mode to any setting other than b
		(auto with red-eye reduction) and try shooting
		again.
		• Under some shooting conditions, facial skin		77
			tones may not be softened.
	Skin tones are not softened.	• Select e(skin softening) for Glamour		124
			retouch in the retouch menu for images
			containing four or more faces.

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