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Focus does not lock when shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Use A (L) button to lock focus
when live view is off and AF-C is selected for focus mode or when photographing moving
subjects in AF-A mode (0 38).
Can not select focus point:
• e (Auto-area AF; 0 36) is selected: choose another AF-area mode.
• Press shutter-release button halfway to start standby timer (0 23).
Can not select AF-area mode: Manual focus selected (0 40, 95).
Image size can not be changed: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality (0 43).
Camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off (0 153).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appear in photos:
• Choose lower ISO sensitivity or turn high ISO noise reduction on (0 153).
• Shutter speed is slower than 1 s: use long exposure noise reduction (0 153).
• Turn Active D-Lighting off to avoid heightening the effects of noise (0 70).
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed:
• Replace battery in remote control (0 210).
• Choose remote control release mode (0 31).
• Flash is charging (0 23).
• Time selected for Custom Setting c4 (Remote on duration (ML-L3), 0 161) has elapsed.
• Bright light is interfering with ML-L3 remote control.
Beep does not sound:
• Off is selected for Custom Setting d1 (Beep; 0 161).
• Camera is in quiet shutter-release mode (0 29), or movie is being recorded (0 101).
• MF or AF-C is selected as the focus mode or subject moves when
AF-A is selected (0 33).
Smudges appear in photographs: Clean front and rear lens elements.
If problem persists, perform
image sensor cleaning (0 214).
Date is not imprinted on photos: An NEF (RAW) option is selected for image quality (0 43, 163).
Sound is not recorded with movies: Microphone off is selected for Movie settings > Microphone
(0 103).
Flicker or banding appears during live view or movie recording: Choose an option for Flicker reduction
that matches the frequency of the local AC power supply (0 172).
Menu item can not be selected: Some options are not available in all modes.