Nikon S810c User Manual

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Images appear smeared.

The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.

F6

Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light
source.

56,

E32

Randomly spaced bright
pixels (“noise”) appear in
image.

The shutter speed is too slow or ISO
sensitivity is high as the subject is
dark. Noise can be reduced by:

Using the flash

Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity

setting

47
56,

E29

Images are too dark
(underexposed).

The flash mode setting is set to W

(Off).

The flash window is blocked.

The subject is beyond the range

of the flash.

Adjust exposure compensation.

Increase the ISO sensitivity.

The subject is backlit. Select

Backlighting scene mode or set
the flash mode setting to X (Fill
flash).

47

22
51

52
56,

E29

40, 47

Images are too bright
(overexposed).

Adjust exposure compensation.

52

Unexpected results when
flash set to b (auto with red-
eye reduction).

When taking images with

b (auto

with red-eye reduction) or fill flash
with slow sync and red-eye
reduction in Night portrait scene
mode, the In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
processing may be applied to areas
not affected by red-eye. Use any
scene mode other than Night
portrait
, and change the flash
mode to any setting other than

b

(auto with red-eye reduction) and
try taking an image again.

39, 48

Skin tones are not softened.

Under some shooting conditions,

facial skin tones may not be
softened.

Select Skin softening in the

retouch menu for images
containing four or more faces.

62

70,

E11

Problem

Cause/Solution

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