Nikon Coolpix P50 User Manual page 142

Troubleshooting
Problem
Pictures are blurred.
Bright specks appear in
pictures shot with flash.
Flash does not fire.
Optical zoom cannot be used.
Digital zoom cannot be used.
[Image size] not available.
No sound when shutter is
released.
AF-assist illuminator does not
light.
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Cause/Solution
• Use flash.
• Use high-sensitivity shooting mode.
• Use electronic vibration reduction.
• Use D.
• 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.
• B of focus mode is applied.
• D modes other than [Time-lapse movieP] is
selected.
• [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16] is
selected for [Continuous].
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
Digital zoom is not available when shooting in the
b (Portrait) or e (Night portrait) mode, before
movie recording begins, when [Continuous] is set
to [Multi-shot 16], or when [Digital zoom] in the
setup menu is set to [Off].
[Image size] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-shot
16] is selected for [Continuous].
• [Off] is selected for [Sound settings] > [Shutter
sound] in setup menu.
• [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16] is
selected for [Continuous] in shooting menu.
• d ([Sports] scene mode) or l ([Museum]
scene mode) is selected.
• D mode is selected.
• [Off] is selected for AF assist option in camera
setup menu.
• AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in
some modes.
A
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90
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90
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112
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