Shooting – Nikon P80 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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Shooting
Problem
Cause/Solution
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Camera does not shoot when
shutter-release button is
pressed.
• When camera is in playback mode, press
c
or the shutter-release button.
• When menus are displayed, press
d.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Raise the built-in flash when the scene mode
is
Night portrait or Backlight.
• When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.
Camera cannot focus.
• The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
• Set
AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.
• Subject not in focus area when shutter-
release button pressed halfway.
• The focus mode is set to E (manual focus).
• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
Pictures are blurred.
• Use flash.
• Use vibration reduction.
• Use
BSS.
• Use tripod and self-timer.
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.
• d (sport continuous) mode is enabled.
• 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.
Optical zoom cannot be used.
• Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.
• When
Fireworks show is selected in scene
mode, telephoto zoom is limited.