Nikon 7600 - Manual (Page 131)

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Troubleshooting
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No picture is taken
when shutter-
release button is
pressed
• Camera is in playback mode.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Red (!) lamp flickers: flash is charging.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your
camera.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor:
insufficient memory to record picture at current Image
mode setting.
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12
20
20
10-11,
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79
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low. 24
18
24
83
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high. 83
Pictures are out of
focus
• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release
button was pressed halfway.
• Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus.
20
20
Pictures are blurred
• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Š Using the flash
Š Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Š Using the self-timer with a tripod
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85
26
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in
image
• Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Š Using the flash
Š m (night portrait assist) mode is selected or E DUSK/
DAWN or F NIGHT LANDSCAPE is selected in e
(scene) mode.
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34,
37
Colors are unnatural
• White balance does not match light source.
• Color options is not set to Standard color. 81
86
Flash does not fire
• Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically
when;
Š The mode dial is set to N (landscape assist),
j (sports assist), or W (movie), or to e (scene)
mode with any of D SUNSET, E DUSK/DAWN,
F NIGHT LANDSCAPE,
G MUSEUM,
H FIREWORKS SHOW, or I COPY selected in
scene menu.
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32,
33,
70,
36-37
Problem Possible cause Q