Nikon 5700 User Manual

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Technical Notes : Camera Car

e, Options, and Resour

ces

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Problem

Possible cause

Photos are blurred

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Camera shook during shot: increase shutter
speed. If shutter speed can not be increased
without causing underexposure:
– Use the flash
– Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
– Select a larger aperture
To minimize blur at low shutter speeds:
– Use the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
– Use the self-timer
– Use a tripod

Colors are unnatural

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108

• White balance does not match light source.
• Saturation control is too low or too high.

Built-in Speedlight

does not fire

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110
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Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automat-
ically when:
– Focus is set to (infinity)
– A setting other than Single is selected for

Continuous (User Set 1, 2, 3)

– The Best Shot Selector (BSS) is on (User Set

1, 2, 3)

– A setting other than Normal is selected for

Lens (User Set 1, 2, 3)

– AE Lock is on (User Set 1, 2, 3)
– Clear Image Mode is selected (User Set 1,

2, 3)

– Speedlight Cntrl is set to Auto and an ex-

ternal Speedlight accessory attached

– Battery is low

Randomly-spaced

bright pixels (“noise”)

appear in image

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• Sensitivity raised above 100.
• Shutter speed too slow. If making a long time-

exposure of

s or longer, turn Noise Reduc-

tion on.

• Clear Image Mode is not selected: select

Clear Image Mode.