Shooting – Nikon D800 User Manual

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❚❚Shooting

Camera takes time to turn on

: Delete files or folders.

Shutter-release disabled

:

• Memory card is full (

0 29, 38).

Release locked is selected for Custom Setting f11 (Slot empty release

lock;

0 319) and no memory card is inserted (0 29).

• CPU lens with aperture ring attached but aperture not locked at highest

f-number. If

B

is displayed in the control panel, select Aperture ring

for Custom Setting f9 (Customize command dials) > Aperture setting
to use lens aperture ring to adjust aperture (

0 317).

• Exposure mode f selected with A selected for shutter speed

(

0 418).

Camera is slow to respond to shutter-release button

: Select Off for Custom Setting

d4 (Exposure delay mode;

0 293).

Only one shot taken each time shutter-release button is pressed in continuous release
mode

:

• Lower the built-in flash (

0 107).

• Turn HDR off (

0 176).

Photos are out of focus

:

• Rotate focus-mode selector to AF (

0 91).

• Camera unable to focus using autofocus: use manual focus or focus lock

(

0 98, 101).

Full range of shutter speeds not available

: Flash in use. Flash sync speed can be

selected using Custom Setting e1 (Flash sync speed); when using
compatible flash units, choose 1/320 s (Auto FP) or 1/250 s (Auto FP) for
full range of shutter speeds (

0 299).

Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway

: Camera is in

focus mode AF-C: use

A AE-L/AF-L button to lock focus (0 98).

Can not select focus point

:

• Unlock focus selector lock (

0 96).

• Auto-area AF or face-priority AF selected for AF-area mode; choose

another mode (

0 49, 93).

• Camera is in playback mode (

0 219).

• Menus are in use (

0 259).

• Press shutter-release button halfway to activate exposure meters (

0 42).

Image size can not be changed

: Image quality set to NEF (RAW) (

0 84).

Camera is slow to record photos

: Turn long exposure noise reduction off

(

0 277).

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