Nikon CoolPix S710 User Manual page 157

Shooting
Problem
No picture taken when shutter-
release button is pressed.
Camera cannot focus.
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.
Cause/Solution
• When camera is in playback mode, press c
or the shutter-release button.
• When menus are displayed, press d.
• Battery is exhausted.
• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.
• The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.
• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
• Use flash.
• Use Vibration reduction, Motion detection.
• Use D (Best Shot Selector).
• 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.
• The high-speed continuous mode is selected.
• D mode is selected.
• Continuous, Multi-shot 16 or BSS is
selected for Continuous.
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 the scene auto selector is selected.
• When Portrait or Night portrait is selected
for Scene mode.
• When the smile mode is selected.
• When the high-speed continuous mode is
selected.
• Just before recording a movie (up to 2× can
be applied while recording movies).
• When Multi-shot 16 is selected for
Continuous.
Troubleshooting
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25
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123, 124
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28
33
48
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100
71
125
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34, 35
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48
71
100
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