Shooting – Nikon Coolpix P90 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
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No picture taken
when shutter-
release button is
pressed.
• When camera is in playback mode, press the
c or
shutter-release button.
• When menus are displayed, press the
d button.
• Battery is exhausted.
• The built-in flash is not raised during the Night portrait
or Backlight scene modes.
• When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
Camera cannot
focus.
• The intended subject is one with which autofocus does
not perform well.
• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.
• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release button
pressed halfway.
• The focus mode is set to E (manual focus).
• Turn camera off and then on again.
Pictures are
blurred.
• Use flash.
• Use vibration reduction and motion detection.
• Use D (Best Shot Selector).
• Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-
timer for best results).
Bright specks
appear in pictures
shot using flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash W (off ).
Flash does not fire.
• Flash is set to W (off ).
• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected.
• y (blink proof ) is selected.
• The focus mode is set to B (infinity).
• When sport continuous mode is selected.
• D mode is selected (excluding Time-lapse movieP)
• Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected for
Continuous in shooting menu.
• When any setting other than Off is selected for Auto
bracketing.
Optical zoom
cannot be used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies.