Nikon D5100 Reference Manual page 67
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Photosare out of focus:
• AF-S or AF-I lens is not attached:
use AF-S or AF-I lens or focus manually.
•
Camera unable to focus using autofocus
(_ 40): use manual focus or focus lock (_ 44, 45).
•
Camera is in manual focus mode: focus manually
(_ 45).
Focus doesnot Iockwhen shutter-releasebutton ispressedhalfway: Use AE-L/AF-L button
to lock focus
when live view is off and/IF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing
moving
subjects in/iF-/l mode (_ 44).
Cannot selectfocus point:
•
["3 (Auto-area
AF; _ 42) is selected: choose another
AF-area mode.
•
Press shutter-release
button
halfway to turn monitor
off or activate
exposure meters (_ 28).
Subject-tracking/iFnot available: Select a non-monochrome
Picture Control
(_ 91).
Cannot select/IF-area mode: Manual focus selected (_ 39, 100).
Image sizecan not be changed:NEF (RAW) option
selected for image quality
(_ 48).
Camerais slowto recordphotos:Turn long exposure
noise reduction
off (_
154).
Noise(randomly-spaced bright pixels,fog, or lines)appear in photos:
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity
or turn high ISO noise reduction
on (_
154).
• Shutter
speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction
(_ 154).
Nophototaken when remotecontrolshutter-releasebutton is pressed:
•
Replace battery
in remote control
(_ 207).
•
Choose remote control
release mode (_ 35).
•
Flash is charging
(_ 28).
• Time selected for Custom Setting c4 (Remote
on duration,
_ 161) has elapsed: press
camera shutter-release
button
halfway.
•
Bright light is interfering
with remote.
Beep doesnot sound:
• Off is selected for Custom Setting d 1 (Beep; _ 161).
•
Camera is in quiet shutter-release
mode (_ 35) or movie is being recorded
(_
107).
• MF or/IF-C is selected
as the focus mode or subject moves when/IF-/I
is selected (_ 39).
Smudgesappear in photographs:Clean front and rear lens elements.
If problem
persists, perform
image sensor cleaning
(_ 210).
Date is not imprinted onphotos:An NEF (RAW) option
is selected for image quality
(_ 48).
Soundisnot recordedwith movies:Microphone
off is selected for Movie settings > Microphone
(_
10%
Flickeror banding appearsduring liveview or movie recording:Choose an option
for Flicker reduction
that matches the frequency
of the local AC power supply (_
170).
Menu item can not be selected:Some options
are not available
in all modes.
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