Coolpix S9500 exposure time too long

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Recently my camera started misbehaving. The screen looks fine when I prepare to take the photo, but when I press the button it seems to be taking much too long of an exposure, causing it to be too bright and blurry. What might be the problem/solution?</p>

<p>This is from a sunny day:</p>

 

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<p>D:\Pictures\Yellowstone 2016\DSCN3191.JPG<br />EXIF IFD0<br>

Image Description {0x010E} =<br /> Camera Make {0x010F} = NIKON<br /> Camera Model {0x0110} = COOLPIX S9500<br /> Picture Orientation {0x0112} = normal (1)<br /> X-Resolution {0x011A} = 300/1 ===> 300<br /> Y-Resolution {0x011B} = 300/1 ===> 300<br /> X/Y-Resolution Unit {0x0128} = inch (2)<br /> Software / Firmware Version {0x0131} = COOLPIX S9500V1.0<br /> Last Modified Date/Time {0x0132} = 2016:09:16 07:32:45<br /> Y/Cb/Cr Positioning (Subsampling) {0x0213} = co-sited / datum point (2)<br>

EXIF Sub IFD<br>

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) {0x829A} = 10/80 second ===> 1/8 second ===> 0.125 second<br /> Lens F-Number / F-Stop {0x829D} = 46/10 ===> ƒ/4.6<br /> Exposure Program {0x8822} = normal program (2)<br /> ISO Speed Ratings {0x8827} = 450<br /> Sensitivity Type {0x8830} = standard output sensitivity (SOS) (1)<br /> EXIF Version {0x9000} = 0230<br /> Original Date/Time {0x9003} = 2016:09:16 07:32:45<br /> Digitization Date/Time {0x9004} = 2016:09:16 07:32:45<br /> Components Configuration {0x9101} = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr<br /> Compressed Bits per Pixel {0x9102} = 4/1 ===> 4<br /> Exposure Bias (EV) {0x9204} = 0/10 ===> 0<br /> Max Aperture Value (APEX) {0x9205} = 33/10 ===> 3.3<br /> Max Aperture = ƒ/3.14<br /> Metering Mode {0x9207} = pattern / multi-segment (5)<br /> Light Source / White Balance {0x9208} = unknown (0)<br /> Flash {0x9209} = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode<br /> Focal Length {0x920A} = 104/10 mm ===> 10.4 mm<br />ser Comment (Hex) {0x9286} = 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x20,0x00<br /> User Comment Character Code = not defined<br /> FlashPix Version {0xA000} = 0100<br /> Colour Space {0xA001} = sRGB (1)<br /> Image Width {0xA002} = 4896 pixels<br /> Image Height {0xA003} = 3672 pixels<br /> Image Source {0xA300} = 0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00<br /> Scene Type {0xA301} = directly photographed image<br /> Custom Rendered {0xA401} = normal process (0)<br /> Exposure Mode {0xA402} = auto exposure (0)<br /> White Balance {0xA403} = auto (0)<br /> Digital Zoom Ratio {0xA404} = 0/100 ===> 0<br /> Focal Length in 35mm Film {0xA405} = 58<br /> Scene Capture Type {0xA406} = portrait (2)<br /> Gain Control {0xA407} = high gain up (2)<br /> Contrast {0xA408} = normal (0)<br /> Saturation {0xA409} = normal (0)<br /> Sharpness {0xA40A} = normal (0)<br /> Subject Distance Range {0xA40C} = unknown (0)<br>

EXIF IFD1<br>

Compression {0x0103} = JPEG compression (6)<br /> X-Resolution {0x011A} = 300/1 ===> 300<br /> Y-Resolution {0x011B} = 300/1 ===> 300<br /> X/Y-Resolution Unit {0x0128} = inch (2)<br /> Embedded thumbnail image:<br>

EXIF Interoperability IFD<br>

Interoperability Index {0x0001} = R98<br /> Interoperability Version {0x0002} = 0100<br>

EXIF GPS IFD<br>

GPS Version ID {0x00} = 0x02,0x03,0x00,0x00<br /> GPS Latitude Reference {0x01} = north latitude (N)<br /> GPS Latitude {0x02} = 45/1,38/1,2016/1000 [degrees, minutes, seconds] ===> 45° 38′ 2.016″ == 45.633893°<br /> GPS Longitude Reference {0x03} = west longitude (W)<br /> GPS Longitude {0x04} = 121/1,57/1,18462/1000 [degrees, minutes, seconds] ===> 121° 57′ 18.462″ == 121.955128°<br /> Links to online mapping websites: <br /> Google™ Maps<br /> Yahoo!® Maps<br /> Bing® Maps<br /> Mapquest®<br /> Open KML data with Google™ Earth<br /> Save KML data to file<br /> Save KML data to file and open with Google™ Earth<br /> GPS Altitude Reference {0x05} = 0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00<br /> GPS Altitude {0x06} = 1010/100 m ===> 10.1 m<br /> GPS Time Stamp / UTC Time {0x07} = 1/1,33/1,800/100 [hours, minutes, seconds] ===> 1h 33m 8s<br /> GPS Satellites {0x08} = 12<br /> GPS Image Direction Reference {0x10} = true direction<br /> GPS Image Direction {0x11} = 17877/100 degrees ===> 178.77 degrees<br /> GPS Map Datum {0x12} = WGS-84<br /> GPS Date Stamp {0x1D} = 2016:09:17 UTC</p>

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<p>In cases like this, I'd check the usual possible screw ups...if no good, I'd just do a reset. </p>

Weird. Agreed that from that EXIF data, the camera

seems to think it's taking an automated photo in quite

dark conditions. I can't spot the obvious thing that's

confusing it (unless the metering is outside the sensor

and it's got dust on it somehow, but that's not how I

believe Coolpix metering works). Without knowing the

camera very well, I'd agree with Leslie's "reset

everything" approach - sometimes electronics can get

into a weird state (which as a programmer I can tell you

is the result of a cosmic ray and never an obscure bug...

*cough*).

 

Unless Yellowstone's caustic gasses have done

something to the hardware, I'd hope that would fix it.

Otherwise it might be a dry joint in the wiring (as a

programmer, always blame the hardware...) - are you still

in warranty?

 

One last thing, Yellowstone's conditions can be extreme.

Any chance of humidity being a problem? Hopefully is

temporary if so - leave the camera in a bag with a

dessicant gel sachet or two, or do the thing with cat

litter/rice. Or that could be a red herring. Good luck.

<p>Start with controlled testing; take a few pictures of landscapes/brick wall and see how it behaves. Can you test is next to a 2nd camera?</p>