Nikon Coolpix P1 Manual page 173

Problem
• Camera is in Playback mode.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Focus indicator flickers: camera unable to focus.
• Red (C) lamp blinks: flash is charging.
No picture is
• Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in
taken when
shutter-release
button is
• Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED"
pressed
• Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor:
• Flash is off.
Pictures are
• Flash window is blocked.
too dark
• Subject is outside range of flash.
(underexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too low.
Pictures are
too bright • Exposure compensation is too high.
(overexposed)
• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release
Pictures are out
• Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.
of focus
• AF-assist illuminator does not light when the lighting
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
Pictures are
blurred
• When recording movies, set Electronic VR to On.
• Shutter speed too slow. "Noise" can be reduced by:
Randomly-
spaced, brightly-
colored pixels
("noise") appear
in image
Possible cause
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in
camera.
appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
insufficient memory to record picture at current
Image quality/size setting.
button was pressed halfway.
is poor. Select Auto in the AF assist option.
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
Using the flash
Selecting b
D NIGHT PORTRAIT, G NIGHT LANDSCAPE or
J DUSK/DAWN (In these modes, Noise reduc-
tion works automatically when shutter speed is low.
Select an appropriate mode according to your
shooting condition.)
(scene) mode and choosing
c
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