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Nikon Coolpix S80 User Manual

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Digital zoom cannot be used.

• Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.
Digital zoom is not available in the following

situations.
- When Portrait or Night portrait scene

mode is selected

- Touch shooting is set to Subject tracking
- When shooting in smart portrait mode
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected for the

Continuous setting

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Image mode not available.

Another function that restricts the Image mode
option is enabled.

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No sound when the shutter is
released.

• Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter

sound in the setup menu. No sound is heard
with some shooting modes and settings, even
when On is selected.

The speaker is blocked. Do not cover the

speaker.

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5

AF-assist illuminator does not
light.

Off is selected for the AF assist option in the
setup menu. AF-assist illuminator may not light
depending on the position of the focus area or
the current scene mode, even when Auto is
selected.

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Pictures appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

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Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

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Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image.

Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity is high
as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced by:
Using flash
Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting

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Pictures are too dark
(underexposed).

The flash mode setting is set to

c (off).

Flash window is blocked.
Subject is beyond flash range.
Adjust exposure compensation.
Increase the ISO sensitivity.
Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene

mode or set the flash mode setting to X (fill
flash).

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Pictures are too bright
(overexposed).

Adjust exposure compensation.

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