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Shooting (All 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 12, 21).
• The memory card is locked (0 15) or full (0 15, 21).
• The camera is not in focus (0 25).
• You are currently filming a slow motion movie (0 39).
The camera does not focus automatically:
• The subject is not suited to autofocus (0 54).
• The camera is in manual focus mode (0 52, 55).
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 52, 145).
Focus area selection is unavailable: Focus area selection is not available in
auto-area (0 144) or face-priority (0 25) 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, 144).
AF-area mode selection is unavailable: The camera is in Smart Photo Selector
mode (0 31), manual focus mode is selected (0 52), or h Scene auto
selector is selected for Exposure mode (0 111).
Image size selection is unavailable: NEF (RAW) is selected for image quality
(0 119).
The camera is slow to record photos: Turn long exposure noise reduction off
(0 140).
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).
No photo taken when remote control shutter-release button is pressed:
• Replace battery in remote control (0 163).
• Choose a remote control mode (0 49).
• The remote control standby timer has expired (0 156).
• The remote is not pointed at the camera or the infrared receiver is not
visible (0 2, 3, 50).
• The remote is too far from the camera (0 50).
• Bright light is interfering with remote.
Smudges appear in photographs: Clean the front and rear lens elements
