Nikon CoolPix S500 - Manual (Page 136)

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Troubleshooting
Techni
cal
Not
es
Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera
may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static
charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, and then turn the camera on
again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon representative.
Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any
data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred.
Data already recorded will not be affected.
Shooting
Date not appearing on pictures
even when [Date imprint] is
enabled
Date does not appear on movies or on
pictures taken using P, N, F, [Contin-
uous], when [On] is selected for [BSS], or
shooting in anti-shake mode.
56, 35,
38, 40,
86, 88,
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Camera settings reset Backup battery is exhausted; all settings
were restored to their default values.
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Problem Cause/Solution c
No picture taken when shutter-
release button is pressed
• When camera is in playback mode,
press i or the shutter-release but-
ton.
• When menus are displayed, press
m .
• Battery is exhausted.
• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charg-
ing.
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10
20
29
Camera cannot focus • The intended subject is one with
which autofocus does not perform
well.
• Set [AF assist] in the setup menu to
[Auto].
• Focus error. Turn camera off and then
on again.
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108
20
Pictures are blurred • Use flash.
• Use anti-shake mode.
• Use high-sensitivity shooting mode.
• Use vibration reduction.
• Use A.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
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42
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88
30
Problem Cause/Solution c