Nikon 4500 User Manual

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Technical Notes

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Randomly-

spaced bright

pixels (“noise”)

appear in image

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

s or longer, turn noise reduction on. To increase shutter

speed, use the flash.

118

Flash does not

fire

• Built-in Speedlight is stowed.
• Flash is off. Note that built-in Speedlight turns off automat-

ically when:Landscape, Night Landscape, Museum, Fire-
works Show, or Panorama Assist is selected in scene mode
(

44); focus is set to

(infinity;

57); a setting other than

Single is selected for Continuous (

96); the Best-Shot

Selector (BSS) is on (

98); a setting other than Normal is

selected for Lens (

106); AE Lock is on (

108);or Speed-

light Cntrl is set to Internal Off (

115).

• Battery level is low.

Problem

Possible cause

Colors are

unnatural

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

100

Image can not

be played back

• Image has been overwritten or renamed by a computer or

other make of camera.

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Cannot zoom in • Picture is a movie, small picture, or was created at Ultra HS. 74

• Camera is in quick review
• Picture recorded at image quality of HI
• Picture recorded at Continuous setting of Ultra HS or Movie
• Picture is a small picture
• Attempt to perform persective control on picture created us-

ing Perspective Control

102

96
75

140

Can not create

small picture

Perspective

Control option

is not available

TV does not

mirror image in

monitor

• Video cable not correctly connected.
• Television not tuned to video channel.
• Video Mode setting does not match video device.

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40

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Nikon View 5

does not start

when camera

connected or
memory card

inserted

• Camera is off, AC adapter (available separately) is not prop-

erly connected, or battery is dead.

• Interface cable not correctly connected, or card not properly

inserted in card reader, card adapter, or card slot.

• PTP selected for USB option in setup menu (Windows 2000

Professional, Windows Me, Windows 98SE, Mac OS 9)

See Nikon View 5 Reference Manual for more information.

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