Nikon 5400 - Manual (Page 166)

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Problem Possible cause
No picture is taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed
• Mode dial is set to .
• Battery is exhausted.
• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in moni-
tor: insuffi cient memory to record picture at cur-
rent image quality and size.
• Green (AF) lamp fl ickers: camera unable to focus.
• Red ( ) lamp fl ickers: fl ash is charging.
• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in
monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in
your camera.
• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in moni-
tor: no memory card in camera.
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Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is outside range of fl ash.
• Exposure compensation is too low.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too high. 32
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51–52
Pictures are too
bright (overexposed)
• Exposure compensation is too high.
• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow.
• Aperture blinks: f/-number too low. 36
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51–52
Pictures are out of
focus
• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-re-
lease button was pressed halfway or AE/AF-L
button was pressed.
• Green (AF) lamp fl ickers: camera unable to focus.
• Manual focus distance does not match distance
to subject.
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Pictures are blurred
• Camera shook during shot: choose faster shut-
ter speed. If shutter speed can not be increased
without causing underexposure:
◆ Use the fl ash
◆ Zoom camera out
◆ Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
◆ Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number)
To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds:
◆ Use Best Shot Selector (BSS)
◆ Mount camera on tripod and use self-timer
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51–52
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