Troubleshooting

 

Problem

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

• Off is selected for Shutter sound in the

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setup menu. No sound is heard with some

 

 

No sound when the shutter

shooting modes and settings, even when On

 

 

is released.

is selected.

 

 

 

The speaker is blocked. Do not cover the

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speaker.

 

 

 

Off is selected for the AF assist option in the

 

 

AF-assist illuminator does

setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light

75, E59

 

depending on the position of the focus area or

 

not light.

 

the current scene mode, even when Auto is

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

Images appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

F6

 

Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

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Shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is

 

 

Randomly spaced bright

high as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced

 

 

pixels (“noise”) appear in

by:

 

 

image.

Using flash

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Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting

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The flash mode setting is set to W (Off).

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Flash window is blocked.

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Subject is beyond flash range.

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Images are too dark

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(underexposed).

Increase the ISO sensitivity.

53, E35

 

 

Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene

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mode or set the flash mode setting to X (Fill

 

 

 

flash).

 

 

Images are too bright

Adjust exposure compensation.

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(overexposed).

 

 

 

 

 

When taking images with b (Auto with red-

 

 

 

eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and

 

 

Unexpected results when

red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene

 

 

mode, the In-Camera Red-Eye Fix processing

 

Tec

flash set to b(Auto with

may be applied to areas not affected by red-eye.

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red-eye reduction).

Use any scene mode other than Night portrait,

 

hn

 

and change the flash mode to any setting other

 

ical

 

than b(Auto with red-eye reduction) and

 

 

try taking an image again.

 

Notes

 

 

 

Under some shooting conditions, facial skin

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and

Skin tones are not softened.

tones may not be softened.

 

Select Skin softening in the retouch menu

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In

 

for images containing four or more faces.

 

de

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

F10

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Nikon S800c manual F10, Flash, Red-eye reduction, Than bAuto with red-eye reduction