Nikon 5200 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Technical Notes
No picture is
taken when shut-
ter-release button
is pressed
Camera is in playback mode.
Battery is exhausted.
Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is charging.
Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in moni-
tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera.
Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED”
appears in monitor: memory card is locked.
Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in monitor: insuf-
ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual-
ity/size setting.
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12
21
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78
Pictures are too
dark (underex-
posed)
Flash is off.
Flash window is blocked.
Subject is outside range of flash.
Exposure compensation is too low.
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19
42
47
Pictures are too
bright (overex-
posed)
Exposure compensation is too high. 47
Pictures are out
of focus
Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release but-
ton was pressed halfway.
Green (AF) lamp flashes: camera unable to focus.
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21
Pictures are
blurred
Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by camera
shake can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Using the self-timer with a tripod
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84
44
Randomly-spaced
bright pixels
(“noise”) appear
in image
Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by:
Using the flash
Selecting
(night portrait assist) mode, or selecting
(scene) mode and choosing
Dusk/Dawn
or Night landscape (In these modes, noise reduc-
tion works automatically when shutter speed is low.
Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting
condition.)
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Problem Possible cause