Filter
Top Products
141
Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Playback
Pictures are too dark
(underexposed)
• Flash is off.
• Flash window is blocked.
• Subject is beyond flash range.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back
light] scene mode) or use fill flash.
30
24
30
99
30, 44
Pictures are too bright
(overexposed)
Adjust exposure compensation. 99
Unexpected results when flash
set to A (auto with red-eye
reduction)
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare
cases, be applied to areas not affected
by red-eye. Set flash to z (auto) or C
(fill-flash) and try again. Note that red-
eye reduction is the default setting for
one-touch portrait, B, and D modes.
30,
37,
40, 48
Problem Cause/Solution c
File cannot be played back • File has been overwritten or renamed
by computer or other make of camera.
• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-
phy in progress: pictures cannot be
played back until recording is com-
plete.
–
Cannot zoom in on picture Playback zoom cannot be used with
movies, small pictures, or pictures that
have been cropped to below 320 × 240.
–
Cannot record voice memo Voice memos cannot be appended to
movies.
74
Cannot use crop, D-Lighting, or
small picture options
These options cannot be used with mov-
ies and may not be available with pic-
tures created with other cameras. Select
picture that supports crop, D-Lighting,
or small picture.
74, 52
Cannot create new Pictmotion
movie
Camera may be unable to create Pictmo-
tion movies using pictures recorded with
other cameras. Other cameras may be
unable to play Pictmotion movies cre-
ated with COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8.
–
Problem Cause/Solution c