Nikon P5100 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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Pictures are blurred.
• Use flash.
• Use anti-shake mode.
• Use high-sensitivity shooting mode.
• Use vibration reduction.
• Use D.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
• The [Converter] setting does not match the
converter lens mounted on the camera. Be
sure to check the [Converter] setting before
shooting.
Bright specks appear in
pictures shot with flash.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
off.
Built-in flash does not fire.
• Flash is off.
• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash
are selected.
• B of focus mode is applied.
• Anti-shake mode is applied.
• D modes other than [Time-lapse movieP] is
selected.
• [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16] is
selected for [Continuous].
• Option other than [Off] is selected for [Auto
bracketing] in shooting menu.
• Option other than [None] is selected for
[Converter] in shooting menu.
• [Built-in off] is selected for [Flash control] in
shooting menu.
• Speedlight (available separately from Nikon) is
used.
Optical zoom cannot be used.
Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies.
Digital zoom cannot be used.
Digital zoom is not available when shooting in the
[b Portrait] scene mode or [e Night portrait]
scene mode, before movie recording begins, when
[Continuous] is set to [Multi-shot 16], or when
[Digital zoom] in the setup menu is set to [Off].
[Image size] not available.
• [Image size] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-
shot 16] is selected for [Continuous].
• When [ISO sensitivity] is set to [3200],
[F 4,000 × 3,000], [E 3,264 × 2,448],
[I 3,984 × 2,656], [G 3,968 × 2,232], or
[H 2,992 × 2,992] cannot be selected for
[Image size].
Problem
Cause/Solution
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