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Electronically Controlled Cameras - troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting Problem Monitor turns off, and the power-on lamp blinks rapidly. Cause/Solution A Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera and 14 allow battery to cool down before resuming use. After the lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the power switch also turns off the camera. Electronically Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not saved to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already saved will not be affected. Shooting Technical Notes Problem Cause/Solution No picture taken when shutter- • When the camera is in playback mode, press release button is pressed. the A button, shutter-release button, or b (e movie-record) button. • When menus are displayed, press the d button. • Battery exhausted. • When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging. Cannot use shooting mode. Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable. Camera cannot focus. Images are blurred. • The subject is too close to the camera. Try shooting with easy auto mode, Close-up scene mode, or macro mode. • The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto. • Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again. • Use flash. • Raise the ISO sensitivity. • Use vibration reduction or motion detection. • Use D (Best Shot Selector). • Use tripod and self-timer. A 10, 26 12 20 30 90, 93, 98 20, 34, 39, 51 25 115 14 28 58 113, 114 57 5, 31 137

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the
camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a
strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery,
then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact
your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting
the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not saved
to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data
already saved will not be affected.
Shooting
Monitor turns off, and the
power-on lamp blinks rapidly.
Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera and
allow battery to cool down before resuming use.
After the lamps blink for three minutes, the
camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the
power switch also turns off the camera.
14
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
No picture taken when shutter-
release button is pressed.
•
When the camera is in playback mode, press
the
A
button, shutter-release button, or
b
(
e
movie-record) button.
•
When menus are displayed, press the
d
button.
•
Battery exhausted.
•
When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.
10, 26
12
20
30
Cannot use shooting mode.
Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable.
90, 93,
98
Camera cannot focus.
•
The subject is too close to the camera. Try
shooting with easy auto mode,
Close-up
scene mode, or macro mode.
•
The intended subject is one with which
autofocus does not perform well.
•
Set
AF assist
in the setup menu to
Auto
.
•
Focus error. Turn camera off and then on
again.
20, 34,
39, 51
25
115
14
Images are blurred.
•
Use flash.
•
Raise the ISO sensitivity.
•
Use vibration reduction or motion detection.
•
Use
D
(Best Shot Selector).
•
Use tripod and self-timer.
28
58
113, 114
57
5, 31
Problem
Cause/Solution
A