Shooting

Problem

Solution

B

No picture taken

• Battery is exhausted.

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when shutter-release

button is pressed.

• Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging.

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• Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geo-

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metric patterns, occupies too little of the frame, or con-

 

 

tains many fine details, objects of sharply differing

 

 

brightness, or objects at different distances from camera.

 

Camera can not focus

Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same dis-

 

using autofocus.

tance, then recompose picture.

 

 

Off is selected for AF-assist option in setup menu.

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• AF lamp flickers: subject not in focus area when shutter-

20

 

release button pressed halfway.

 

 

• Focus error: turn camera off and then on again.

12

 

 

 

 

• Rotate mode dial to P.

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Pictures are blurred.

• Use flash or BSS.

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• Turn on vibration reduction or use tripod and self-timer.

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• Incorrect option selected in converter menu.

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Bright specks in pic-

Flash is reflecting from particles in air. Turn flash off.

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tures taken with flash.

 

Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically in p

 

 

mode (Time lapse movie excepted) and some scene

24,

Built-in flash does not

modes, when Continuous is selected for Continuous,

30–33,

fire.

when BSS or bracketing is on, when an option other than

47, 73,

None is selected for Converter, when Built-in off is

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selected for Flash control, or when optional flash unit is

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attached.

 

 

 

 

Optical zoom can not

Optical zoom can not be used while shooting movies.

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be used.

 

 

Digital zoom can not

K, A, or D selected in scene mode, Wide angle con-

30, 79,

verter selected for Converter, or Off selected for Digital

be used.

zoom.

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Image size options

Settings of 3,648×2,736 (j), 3,648×2,432 (h), and

 

3,584×2,016 (9) are not available when 3200 is selected

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not available.

for ISO sensitivity.

 

 

 

 

Sound is not played in C, K, P, or p mode or when Off

30, 32,

No sound when shut-

is selected for Sound settings>Shutter sound, BSS or

36, 47,

ter is released.

bracketing is on, or option other than Single is selected

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for Continuous.

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AF-assist illuminator

Off selected for AF-assist option in setup menu.

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• AF assist illumination turns off automatically in some

30–33

does not light.

modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Notes 101

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Northern Industrial Tools P5000 user manual Zoom, For ISO sensitivity, For Continuous