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Shooting (All Modes)
The camera takes time to turn on: Delete files or format the memory card.
The shutter-release is disabled:
• The battery is exhausted (0 11, 20).
• The memory card is locked (0 14) or full (0 20).
• The flash is charging (0 72).
• The camera is not in focus (0 22).
• You are currently filming a slow-motion movie (0 61).
Only one picture is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed in continuous
release mode: 5 fps is selected for Continuous/self-timer and the built-in
flash is raised.
The camera does not focus automatically:
• The subject is not suited to autofocus (0 131).
• The camera is in manual focus mode (0 129, 132).
Focus does not lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Set the
focus mode to AF-S (0 129, 135).
Focus area selection is unavailable: Focus area selection is not available in
auto-area AF (0 134) or face priority (0 24). In other AF-area modes, the
focus area can be selected by pressing J.
AF-area mode selection is unavailable: The camera is in auto or best moment
capture mode (0 45), an option other than P, S, A, M is selected in creative
mode (0 31), manual focus mode is selected (0 129), or the h Scene
auto selector is used (0 119).
Image size selection is unavailable: NEF (RAW) is selected for image quality
(0 120).
The camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off
(0 128). In creative mode, additional time may be needed to record pho-
tos when Night landscape (0 32),
Night portrait (0 33) or Easy pan-
orama (0 41) is selected or when Backlighting is selected and HDR is
on (0 40).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appears in photos:
• Lower ISO sensitivity or enable high ISO noise reduction (0 149).
• Use long exposure noise reduction at shutter speeds slower than 1 s
(0 128).
Smudges appear in photographs: Clean the front and rear lens elements or the
dust shield (0 171).