Question For Nikon CoolPix Owners

[Reinhold]

I have a Nikon CoolPix 990, which I like a lot, except for one thing. The shutter speeds seem excessively slow, even in the daylight, on the Auto setting. This AM, I went outside to photograph a huge white wall cloud approaching our hamlet, and the camera was shooting at 1/8th second.

Has anyone else noticed this, and if so, what did you do to stop it? I know one can manually select a 400 speed ISO setting or set shutter aperatures, but I don't want to have to shoot everything manually.

[schrocat]

Have you tried reading the manual?

Most of you "end user" types just throw them away!!

J/K!!!

[Reinhold]

Manual???

Oh yeah. I should have checked. Which one of the 467 chapters and 13,398 pages covers this problem?

Using the CoolPix is like using my brain: I only know how to use about 2% of what's there.

[schrocat]

Chapter 377, page 11,004 appendix B

Seriously, I'll ask around...that's a pretty popular camera.

Unfortunately I'm using an Olympus D-460.

[saltjunkie]

I know what ya mean about the manual. My toshiba 's is huge, 2 of them in fact.... Also, if ya dont know the terms of the words you are reading, then the manual wont help much anyway....
Good luck Reinhold..

[DukeDog]

I have the 880 and am getting pretty good at taking blurry pics I guess I should read that what did you call it .....manual.
Jeff