Nikon CP4200 Owner's Manual page 144

Problem
No picture is
taken when shut-
ter-release button
is pressed
Pictures are too
dark (underex-
posed)
Pictures are too
bright (overex-
posed)
Pictures are out
of focus
Pictures are
blurred
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
("noise") appear
in image
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• Camera is in playback mode.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is charging.
• Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in moni-
tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
• Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED"
appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
• Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor: insuf-
ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual-
ity/size setting.
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
• Exposure compensation is too high.
• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release but-
ton was pressed halfway.
• Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Selecting (night portrait assist) mode, or selecting
(scene) mode and choosing
or Night landscape (In these modes, noise reduc-
tion works automatically when shutter speed is low.
Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting
condition.)
Possible cause
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Dusk/Dawn