Nikon D50 User Manual page 131

Problem
Shutter release is disabled (con-
tinued).
No photo taken when remote con-
trol shutter release is pressed.
Can not select focus area.
AF-assist illuminator does not
light.
Slow shutter speeds not available. Flash raised (P, S, A, and M modes)
Focus does not lock when shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
Area shown in viewfi nder is smaller
than fi nal photo.
Photos are out of focus.
Recording time increases.
Randomly-spaced
("noise" appears in photos.
Blotches appear on photos.
Colors are unnatural.
• Camera is not in focus.
• Non-CPU lens: camera not in M mode.
• Mode dial rotated to S after shutter speed
of bulb selected in M mode: choose new
shutter speed.
• Replace battery in remote control.
• Choose remote control mode.
• Time selected for Remote has passed:
reselect remote control mode.
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
• AF-Area Mode set to Closest Subjct
• Monitor is on: camera in playback mode.
• Mode dial is rotated to
• Continuous-servo AF is in effect.
• Off selected for AF Assist.
• Illuminator has turned off automatically.
Illuminator may become hot with contin-
ued use; wait for lamp to cool down.
AF-C selected for Autofocus (P, S, A, and
M modes: use
Viewfi nder has vertical and horizontal frame
coverage of about 95%.
• Rotate focus-mode selector to AF.
• Camera unable to focus using autofocus:
use manual focus or focus lock. Camera
may not focus if focus area contains ob-
jects at different distances from camera
or subject is low contrast, contains highly
detailed or repeating patterns, is much
brighter or darker than background, or is
much smaller than objects in background.
Turn noise reduction off.
• Choose lower sensitivity.
bright pixels
• Shutter speed is slower than 1˝: use noise
reduction.
• Clean lens.
• Clean low-pass fi lter.
• Select P, S, A, or M mode and adjust white
balance to match light source.
• Select P, S, A, or M mode and adjust Opti-
mize Image setting.
Solution
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button to lock focus.
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