Nikon Coolpix 4600 Owner's Manual page 122

Troubleshooting
Problem
No picture is taken
when shutter-
release button is
pressed
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
Pictures are out of
focus
Pictures are blurred
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
("noise") appear in
image
Colors are unnatural
Flash does not fire
Picture can not be
played back
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• Camera is in playback mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
• Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your
camera.
• Message "OUT OF MEMORY" appears in monitor:
insufficient memory to record picture at current Image
mode 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
button was pressed halfway.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: 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
m (night portrait assist) mode is selected (E5600 only)
or E DUSK/DAWN or F NIGHT LANDSCAPE are
selected in e (scene) mode.
• White balance does not match light source.
• Color options is not set to Standard color.
• Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically
when;
The mode dial is set to N (landscape assist),
j (sports assist), or W (movie), or to e (scene)
mode with any of D SUNSET, F NIGHT LAND-
SCAPE, G MUSEUM, H FIREWORKS SHOW, or
E DUSK/DAWN selected in scene menu.
• Picture has been overwritten or renamed by computer
or other make of camera.
Possible cause
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