Nikon Camera Coolpix Aw130 Reference Manual

Technical Notes
171
The battery 
inserted in the 
camera cannot be 
charged.•
Confirm all connections.
• When connected to a computer, the camera may 
not charge for any of the reasons described 
below. 
-Off  is selected for Charge by computer  in 
the setup menu.
- Battery charging stops if the camera is turned  off.
- Battery charging is not possible if the camera’s  display language and date and time have not 
been set, or the date and time were reset after 
the camera’s clock battery was exhausted....

Technical Notes
172Shooting Issues
Screen for setting 
time zone and 
date is displayed 
when the camera 
is turned on.
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 
restored to their default values.
10, 11
The camera 
settings reset.
The camera 
makes sound. When 
Autofocus mode  is set to Full-time AF  or 
while in some shooting modes, the camera may 
produce an audible focusing sound. 18, 91, 
105
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Cannot switch to 
shooting mode. Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable. 150...

Technical Notes
173
Bright specks 
appear in images 
captured with 
flash.The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Set the 
flash mode setting to 
W (off). 44
Flash does not 
fire. •
The flash mode is set to  W (off).
• A scene mode that restricts the flash is selected.
• A function that restricts the flash is enabled. 44
49
56
Digital zoom 
cannot be used. •
Digital zoom  is set to Off in the setup menu.
• Digital zoom cannot be used with certain 
shooting modes or when using certain settings...

Technical Notes
174
Images are too 
bright 
(overexposed).Adjust exposure compensation. 48
Unexpected 
results when flash 
set to  V (auto 
with red-eye 
reduction). Use any scene mode other than 
Night portrait, 
and change the flash mode to any setting other 
than  V (auto with red-eye reduction) and try 
taking the picture again. 44, 49
Skin tones are not 
softened. •
In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones 
may not be softened.
• For images containing four or more faces, try 
using the  Skin...

Technical Notes
175
Playback Issues
ProblemCause/SolutionA
File cannot be 
played back. •
This camera may not be able to play back images 
saved with another make or model of digital 
camera.
• This camera cannot play back movies recorded 
with another make or model of digital camera.
• This camera may not be able to play back data 
edited on a computer. –
Cannot zoom in 
on image. •
Playback zoom cannot be used with movies.
• When zooming in on a small-sized image, the 
zoom ratio shown on the screen...

Technical Notes
176
Nikon Transfer 2 
does not start 
when the camera 
is connected to a 
computer.•
The camera is off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The USB cable is not correctly connected.
• The camera is not recognized by the computer.
• The computer is not set to start Nikon Transfer 2 
automatically. For more information about 
Nikon Transfer 2, refer to help information 
contained in ViewNX 2. –
130, 
150
150, 
157
–
–
The PictBridge 
startup screen is 
not displayed 
when the camera 
is connected...

Technical Notes
177
Location Data Functions
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Unable to identify the 
location or it takes time 
to identify the location. •
The camera may not be able to identify the 
location in some shooting environments. To 
use the location data functions, use the 
camera as much as possible in an open-air 
area.
• When positioning for the first time or when 
positioning was unable to be performed for 
about two hours, it takes a few minutes to 
calculate the location data. 134
Unable to record...

Technical Notes
178
Unable to turn off the 
altimeter or depth 
gauge.When 
Altimeter/depth gauge  of Altitude/
depth options  in the location data options 
menu is set to  On, the altimeter or depth 
gauge is always displayed regardless of 
Monitor settings in the setup menu. 
To turn off the altimeter or depth gauge, set 
the  Altimeter/depth gauge  to Off . 118
The altitude/water 
depth and 
atmospheric pressure 
icons remain displayed 
on the shooting screen. Set 
Photo info  of Monitor settings  in...

Technical Notes
179
Unable to select Start 
all logs  or Start 
location log .The camera is recording log data. To record a 
new log, select 
End all logs or End location 
log, and end the log currently being recorded. 114, 143
Unable to save log 
data. •
Make sure that a memory card is inserted in 
the camera.
• Up to 36 log data events for location data 
logs can be recorded per day whereas up to 
34 log data events each for altitude logs and 
water depth logs can be recorded per day.
• The total...

Technical Notes
180
Images or movies are assigned file names as follows.
File name: DSCN
 0001 .JPG(1) (2) (3)
File Names
(1) IdentifierNot shown on the screen of the camera.
•
DSCN: Original still images, movies
• SSCN: Small picture copies
• RSCN: Cropped copies
• FSCN: Images created by an image editing function other 
than crop and small picture, movies created by the movie 
editing function
(2) File number Assigned in ascending order, starting with “0001” and ending 
with “9999.”
(3)...