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Shooting (All Shooting and Exposure 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 62).
• The camera is not in focus (0 23).
• You are currently filming a slow motion movie (0 44).
Only one picture is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed in continuous
release mode: Continuous shooting is not available if the flash is raised in
Continuous mode (0 64, 121).
The camera does not focus automatically:
• The subject is not suited to autofocus (0 146).
• The camera is in manual focus mode (0 144, 147).
Focus does not lock when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway: Use the 1
(A) button to lock focus when AF-C is selected for focus mode or when
photographing moving subjects in AF-A mode (0 144, 150).
AF-area mode selection is unavailable: The camera is in auto photo or Smart
Photo Selector mode (0 21, 35), an option other than P, S, A, M is selected
in creative mode (0 28), or manual focus mode is selected (0 144).
Focus area selection is unavailable: Focus area selection is not available in
auto-area (0 149) or face-priority (0 24) AF. In other AF-area modes, the
focus area can be selected by pressing J.
Subject-tracking AF not available: Select a non-monochrome Picture Control
(0 132, 149).
Image size selection is unavailable: NEF (RAW) is selected for image quality
(0 118).
The camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off
(0
140). In creative mode, additional time may be needed to record pho-
tos when Night landscape (0 28), Night portrait (0 28), or Easy pan-
orama (0 32) is selected or when Backlighting is selected and HDR is
on (0 31).
Noise (bright spots, randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) appears in photos:
• Lower ISO sensitivity or enable high ISO noise reduction (0 140).
• Use long exposure noise reduction at shutter speeds slower than 1 s
(0 140).
