Shooting (All Exposure Modes) - Nikon Digital Camera Reference Manual

Shooting (All Exposure Modes)

The camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or format the memory card.
The shutter-release is disabled:
• The battery is exhausted (0 11, 20).
• The memory card is locked (0 14) or full (0 13, 20).
• The flash is charging (0 59).
• The camera is not in focus (0 23).
• You are currently filming a slow motion movie (0 39).
Continuous is selected in still image mode but only one picture is taken when the
shutter-release button is pressed: Continuous shooting is not available if the
flash is raised in Continuous mode (0 26). Pictures can be taken in con-
tinuous mode if Electronic (Hi) is selected, but the flash will not fire.
The camera does not focus automatically:
• The subject is not suited to autofocus (0 139).
• The camera is in manual focus mode (0 137, 140).
Focus does not lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Use the 1
(A) button to lock focus when AF-C is selected for focus mode or when
photographing moving subjects in AF-A mode (0 137, 143).
Focus area selection is unavailable: Focus area selection is not available in
auto-area (0 142) or face-priority (0 23) AF. In other AF-area modes, the
focus area can be selected by pressing J.
Subject-tracking AF not available: Select a non-monochrome Picture Control
(0 125, 142).
AF-area mode selection is unavailable: The camera is in Smart Photo Selector
mode (0 31), manual focus mode is selected (0 137), or h Scene auto
selector is selected for Exposure mode (0 106).
Image size selection is unavailable: NEF (RAW) is selected for image quality
(0 114).
The camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off
(0 133).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appears in photos:
• Lower ISO sensitivity or enable high ISO noise reduction (0 133).
• Use long exposure noise reduction at shutter speeds slower than 1 s
(0 133).
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