Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual page 181

Problem
• Off is selected for Digital zoom in the setup menu.
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
Digital zoom
cannot be used.
• Image size cannot be adjusted when Multi-shot 16 is
• When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400, or during
Image size not
available.
• Image size cannot be adjusted when Continuous H (16:9)
• Off is selected for Shutter sound of the Sound settings
• Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is selected for
No sound when • When any setting other than Off is selected for Auto
shutter is released.
• When Museum is selected in scene mode.
• Sport continuous mode is selected.
• D mode is selected.
• Do not block the speaker.
AF-assist • Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu.
illuminator does • AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in some scene
not light.
Pictures appear
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
smeared.
Colors are
White balance does not match light source.
unnatural.
The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
Randomly spaced
• Using flash.
bright pixels
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
("noise") appear in
• Applying Noise reduction in the shooting menu to suit
image.
• Using a scene mode which has noise reduction ability.
Cause/Solution
- When focus mode is set to E (manual focus)
- a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) is being used
- When Portrait, Night portrait or Fireworks show is
selected for scene mode
- When scene auto selector is chosen
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous
- Before movie recording begins (digital zoom of up to
2× can be applied while movies, excluding Time-lapse
movieP movies, are being recorded)
selected for Continuous.
sport continuous mode, F 4000×3000, E 3264×2448,
D 2592×1944, I 3984×2656, G 3968×2232 and
H 2992×2992 cannot be selected.
is selected.
option in the setup menu.
Continuous in shooting menu.
bracketing.
modes.
situations.
Troubleshooting
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36, 38
54, 55
41, 42, 46
52
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58, 116
58
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45
56
81
5, 26
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