Nikon COOLPIXS9100BLK, COOLPIXS9100RED, CT1A01(11) user manual 208

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		183
	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		64-73,
		depending on the position of the focus area or
	light.			181
		the current scene mode, even when Auto is
		selected.
	Images appear smeared.	Lens is dirty. Clean lens.		196
	Colors are unnatural.	White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.		40, 49,
				71
		Shutter speed is 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.	32
		• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.		52
		• The flash is lowered, or the flash mode is set to		32
			W (off).
		• Flash window is blocked.		26
	Images are too dark	• Subject is beyond flash range.		32
	(underexposed).	•	Adjust exposure compensation.	43, 44
Technical		•	Increase ISO sensitivity.	52
		• Subject is backlit. Select R(backlighting) or		32, 66
			set the flash mode to X (fill flash).
Notes	Images are too bright	Adjust exposure compensation.		43, 44
	(overexposed).
and		When using V (auto with red-eye reduction)
		or S(night portrait) to take pictures using the
Index
	Unexpected results when flash	flash, In-Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to
		areas not affected by red-eye. Use any shooting		32, 65
	set to V (auto with red-eye	mode other than S(night portrait), change the
	reduction).
		flash mode to any setting other than V (auto
		with red-eye reduction), and then try taking a
		picture again.

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