Nikon COOLPIX L20 User Manual page 127

Problem
Digital zoom cannot be used.
Image mode not available.
No sound when shutter is
released.
AF-assist illuminator does not
light.
Pictures appear smeared.
Colors are unnatural.
Randomly spaced bright pixels
("noise") appear in image.
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed).
Pictures are too bright
(overexposed).
Cause/Solution
Digital zoom cannot be used in the following
situations.
• When Portrait or Night portrait is selected
for Scene mode.
• When the smile mode is selected.
• Just before recording a movie (up to 2× can be
applied while recording movies).
• When Multi-shot 16 is selected for
Continuous.
• Image mode cannot be adjusted when Multi-
shot 16 is selected for Continuous.
• Off is selected for Sound settings > Shutter
sound in setup menu.
• Continuous or Multi-shot 16 or BSS is
selected for Continuous in shooting menu.
• d (Sports scene mode) or l (Museum
scene mode) is selected.
• D mode is selected.
• Do not block the speaker.
• Off is selected for AF assist option in camera
setup menu.
• AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in
some scene modes.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
White balance does not match light source.
The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow
or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be
reduced by:
• Using flash.
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Subject is backlit. Select o (Backlight scene
mode) or use fill flash.
Adjust exposure compensation.
Troubleshooting
A
34, 35
44
53
75
75
93
75
34, 38
53
4
92
34-39
108
73
28
28
20
28
32
28, 39
32
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