Nikon KeyMission 80 - Manual (Page 92)

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
Shooting Issues
Problem Cause/Solution A
Cannot switch to
shooting mode.
Disconnect the USB cable. 56
Cannot take
pictures or record
movies.
• When the camera is in playback mode, press the shutter-
release button.
• When menus are displayed, press the d button.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Insert a memory card with sufficient free space.
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The camera
cannot focus.
• The subject is too close.
• Turn the camera off and then on again.
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Colored stripes
appear on the
screen when
shooting.
Colored stripes may appear when shooting subjects with
repeating patterns (such as window blinds); this is not a
malfunction.
The colored stripes will not appear in captured images or
recorded movies.
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Images are
blurred or out of
focus.
• If Movie VR is set to On when recording movies, change
it to On (hybrid).
• Vibration reduction or autofocus may not work properly, due
to unexpected vibration from wind or the surroundings,
even when the camera is stabilized using a tripod, etc.
• Vibration reduction or autofocus may not work properly if
the direction of the camera is significantly changed during
panning shots, etc.
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Images of moving
subjects or
images captured
while moving are
skewed or
partially distorted.
This is the rolling shutter effect that may occur when a CMOS
electronic shutter is used for shooting. Shooting using 4:3
(2M), 16:9 (2M), or 1:1 (2M) will reduce the effect.
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Images appear
smeared.
The lenses are dirty. Clean the lenses. 68
Colors are
unnatural.
White balance is not adjusted properly. 41
Randomly spaced
bright pixels (“noise”)
appear in image.
The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high.
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Images are too
dark.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• The subject is backlit. Try using HDR.
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Images are too
bright.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Try using HDR.
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