Nikon D5500 User Manual

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352 Technical Notes

Can not select focus point

•

e (Auto-area AF; 0 83) is selected: choose another AF-area mode.

• Press shutter-release button halfway to start standby timer (

Can not select AF-area mode

: Manual focus selected (

AF-assist illuminator does not light:
• AF-assist illuminator does not light if AF-C is selected for autofocus

mode (

0 78) or if continuous-servo autofocus is selected when the

camera is in AF-A mode. Choose AF-S. If an option other than
e (Auto-area AF) is selected for AF-area mode, select center focus
point (

• The camera is currently in live view or a movie is being recorded.
• Off is selected for Custom Setting a3 (Built-in AF-assist illuminator,

• Illuminator has turned off automatically. Illuminator may become hot

with continued use; wait for it to cool down.

Image size can not be changed

: Image quality set to NEF (RAW) (

Camera is slow to record photos

• Depending on shooting conditions and memory card performance,

memory card access lamp may light for up to about a minute after
shooting ends in continuous release modes.

• Turn long exposure noise reduction off (

Randomly-spaced bright pixels appear in photos

• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO noise reduction on

• Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise