Nikon Coolpix 2500 - Manual (Page 109)

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Technical Notes
Monitor is hard
to read
• Ambient lighting is too bright: move to a dark-
er location or use HL-E2500 monitor hood
(available separately).
• Monitor is dirty.
• Monitor brightness requires adjustment.
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Photos are too bright
(overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high. 63
Photos are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of flash.
• Exposure compensation is too low. 53
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Photos are out of
focus
• Focus indicator flashes red: camera unable to
focus.
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Problem Possible cause
No photo is taken
when shutter-release
button is fully
pressed
• Camera is in playback mode.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Message “Please turn the lens to the shoot-
ing position” appears in monitor: lens is
blocked by camera body. Rotate lens section
until message is no longer displayed.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in mon-
itor: insufficient memory to record pictures at
current settings.
• Focus indicator flashes red: camera unable to
focus.
• Flash-ready lamp flickers: flash is charging.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” ap-
pears in monitor: memory card is not format-
ted for use in COOLPIX 2500.
• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in
monitor: no memory card in camera.
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