Nikon COOLPIXSP500BLK Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Monitor is hard to
read.
Ambient lighting too bright: use viewfinder or move to
darker location.
Adjust monitor brightness.
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
30
191
209
The viewfinder is
hard to read.
Adjust diopter adjustment control. 16, 30
Display does not
switch to monitor
(or viewfinder)
when the x
button is pressed.
You cannot switch the display in the following situations:
- While recording or playing back movies
- While recording or playing back voice memos
- During interval timer shooting
- While connected to a printer
- While displaying image deletion screens
You cannot switch the display while displaying a certain
error message.
157, 168
142
79
179
35
217
Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”
indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time
stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using Time
zone and date in the setup menu.
The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such
as watches. Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
24, 188
188
No information
displayed in
monitor.
Shooting data and photo information may be hidden. Press
the s button until shooting data or photo information is
displayed.
17
Print date not
available.
Time zone and date has not been set. 24, 188
Date not
appearing on
pictures even
when Print date is
enabled.
A shooting mode that does not support Print date is
selected.
The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.
The date cannot be imprinted on still images saved during
movie recording.
192
Camera settings
reset.
Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their
default values.
189
Reset file
numbering
cannot be done.
Reset file numbering cannot be applied when the
folder number reaches 999 and there are images in the
folder. Change the memory card, or format the internal
memory/memory card.
Reset file numbering cannot be set when the scene
mode is set to
Panorama, or when the shooting mode is
j, k, l, m or M and Intvl timer shooting is chosen for
the continuous shooting.
202, 215
58, 76, 202, 215
Problem Cause/Solution
A