Nikon Coolpix S230 User Manual page 166

Troubleshooting
Problem
Pictures are blurred.
Bright specks appear in
pictures taken with flash.
Flash does not fire.
Optical zoom cannot be used.
Digital zoom cannot be used.
Image mode not available.
No sound when shutter is
released.
Pictures appear smeared.
Colors are unnatural.
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Cause/Solution
• Use flash.
• Use ISO sensitivity>High ISO auto in the
shooting menu.
• Use electronic vibration reduction or motion
detection.
• Use BSS.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
off.
• Flash is off.
• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash
are selected.
• D mode is selected.
• Continuous, Multi-shot 16 or BSS is
selected for the Continuous setting.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.
Digital zoom is not available in the following
situations.
• When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or
Night portrait is selected for scene mode.
• When shooting in smile mode
• Just before recording a movie (up to 2× can
be applied while recording movies).
• When Multi-shot 16 is selected for the
Continuous setting.
Image mode cannot be adjusted when Multi-
shot 16 is selected for the Continuous setting.
• Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter
sound in setup menu.
• Continuous, Multi-shot 16 or BSS is
selected for the Continuous setting in
shooting menu.
• d (Sports scene mode) or l (Museum
scene mode) is selected.
• D mode is selected.
• The speaker is being blocked. Do not cover it.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
White balance does not match light source.
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