Nikon L820 User Manual
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AF-assist illuminator does
not light.
Off is selected for AF assist in the setup menu. AF-
assist illuminator may not light depending on the
current scene mode, even when Auto is selected.
Images appear smeared.
Lens is dirty. Clean lens.
Colors are unnatural.
White balance or hue is not adjusted properly.
Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.
The subject is dark, so shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by:
• Using flash.
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.
Images are too dark
(underexposed).
• The flash is lowered or a shooting mode in which
the flash does not fire is selected.
• Flash is blocked by finger or other object.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Increase ISO sensitivity.
• Subject is backlit. Select Backlighting scene
mode, or raise the flash and set the flash mode to X
(fill flash).
Images are too bright
(overexposed).
Adjust exposure compensation.
Areas not affected by red-
eye are corrected.
When taking pictures with V (auto with red-eye
reduction), or when taking pictures with Night
portrait (either in easy auto mode or in scene mode)
and the fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction
is used, red-eye reduction may be applied, in rare
cases, to areas not affected by red-eye. Use auto
mode or any scene mode other than Night portrait,
and change the flash mode to any setting other than
V (auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking a
picture again.
Problem
Cause/Solution
A