Nikon V1 manual Shooting P, S, A, and M Modes, Movies

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Flicker or banding appears in movies or in the displays: Choose a Flicker reduc- tion setting that matches the local AC power supply (0 157).

Optional flash units do not fire: The camera is in Smart Photo Selector or Motion Snapshot mode or is recording a movie, or Electronic (Hi) is selected for Shutter type (0 27).

Menu items are unavailable: Some options are only available in particular shooting or exposure modes (0 173) or when a flash or GPS unit is attached (0 59, 66).

Shooting (P, S, A, and M Modes)

The shutter release is disabled: You selected S Shutter-priority auto for Exposure mode after selecting a shutter speed of “Bulb” in manual exposure mode (0 114).

Some shutter speeds are not available: You are using a flash (0 64).

Colors are unnatural:

•Adjust white balance to match the light source (0 126).

•Adjust Picture Control settings (0 132).

Cannot measure white balance: The subject is too dark or too bright (0 129).

Picture Controls produce varying results: A (auto) is selected for sharpening, contrast, or saturation. For consistent results over a series of photos, choose another setting (0 134).

Picture Control brightness and contrast can not be adjusted: Active D-Lighting is on (0 134, 139).

Metering can not be changed: Exposure lock is in effect (0 125).

Noise (reddish areas and other artifacts) appears in long time-exposures: Enable long-exposure noise reduction (0 140).

Movies

Cannot record movies: The movie-record button can not be used to record movies in Smart Photo Selector mode or Motion Snapshot mode (0 33, 47).

No sound is recorded for movies:

•Microphone off is selected for Movie sound options > Microphone (0 141).

•Live audio is not recorded with slow-motion movies (0 40) or Motion Snapshots (0 45).

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