Troubleshooting
Problem
Pictures are too
dark
(underexposed).
Pictures are too
bright
(overexposed).
Areas not affected
by red-eye are also
corrected.
Skin softening
results are not as
expected.
Saving images
takes time.
Cannot set or use
Continuous or
Exposure
bracketing.
Cannot set
COOLPIX Picture
Control.
F12
• Flash is set to W (off ).
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Raise the ISO sensitivity.
• Subject is backlit. Raise the flash, and set the scene mode
W (Backlighting) with HDR to Off or set the flash mode to
X (fill flash).
Adjust exposure compensation.
When V (auto with red-eye reduction) or "fill flash with red-eye
reduction" of the Night portrait scene mode is applied during
shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare cases, be
applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Set a flash mode other
than V (auto with red-eye reduction), select a scene mode
other than Night portrait, and resume shooting.
• Skin softening may not produce the desired results depending
on shooting conditions.
• For pictures with four or more faces, try using Skin softening
in the playback menu.
It may take more time to save images in the following situations.
• When the noise reduction function is in operation
• When flash is set to V (auto with red-eye reduction)
• When taking pictures in the following scene modes.
- Hand-held in j (Night landscape)
- Noise reduction burst in c (Landscape) or Close-up
- HDR set to other than Off in W (Backlighting)
- Hand-held in Night portrait
- Easy panorama in Panorama
• Continuous in the shooting menu is set to Continuous H:
120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps
• When using smile timer while shooting
• When using Active D-Lighting while shooting
Another function that is set now is restricting the Continuous
setting or Exposure bracketing.
Another function that is set now is restricting COOLPIX Picture
Control.
Cause/Solution
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