Nikon D70s D70s User's Manual - Page 208

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Technical Notes-Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Understanding Error Messages and Displays This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfinder, control panel, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera. Consult the list below before contacting your retailer or Nikon representative. Indicator Control Viewpanel finder Problem Low battery. Solution Ready a fully-charged spare battery. 14 (blinks) (blinks) Battery exhausted. Replace battery. 14 (blinks) Lens aperture ring is not set to Set ring to minimum aperture minimum aperture. (largest f/-number). 18 (blinks) Attach CPU lens (IX Nikkor ex- No lens attached, or non-CPU cluded), or rotate mode dial to 18, lens attached. M and use lens aperture ring 82 to set aperture. ● Camera unable to focus using (blinks) autofocus. Focus manually. 74 • If sensitivity (ISO equivalency) 46 is over 200, lower sensitivity. • Use ND filter 191 Subject too bright; photo will • In mode: be overexposed. S Increase shutter speed 79 A Choose a smaller aperture 81 (larger f/-number) • If sensitivity (ISO equivalency) 46 is under 1600, raise sensitivity. • Use built-in Speedlight. 94 Subject too dark; photo will be • In mode: underexposed. S Lower shutter speed 79 A Choose a larger aperture 81 (smaller f/-number) (blinks) Change shutter speed or se- 79, selected in mode S. lect mode M. 82 198

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Technical Notes—Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Understanding Error Messages and Displays
This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the view-
finder, control panel, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera.
Consult the list below before contacting your retailer or Nikon representa-
tive.
Indicator
Problem
Control
panel
View-
finder
Solution
18
Lens aperture ring is not set to
minimum aperture.
(blinks)
Set ring to minimum aperture
(largest f/-number).
14
Low battery.
Ready a fully-charged spare
battery.
14
Battery exhausted.
(blinks)
(blinks)
Replace battery.
74
Camera unable to focus using
autofocus.
(blinks)
Focus manually.
46
191
79
81
Subject too bright; photo will
be overexposed.
• If sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
is over 200, lower sensitivity.
• Use ND filter
• In mode:
S
Increase shutter speed
A
Choose a smaller aperture
(larger f/-number)
46
94
79
81
Subject too dark; photo will be
underexposed.
• If sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
is under 1600, raise sensitivity.
• Use built-in Speedlight.
• In mode:
S
Lower shutter speed
A
Choose a larger aperture
(smaller f/-number)
79,
82
selected in mode
S
.
(blinks)
Change shutter speed or se-
lect mode
M
.
18,
82
No lens attached, or non-CPU
lens attached.
(blinks)
Attach CPU lens (IX Nikkor ex-
cluded), or rotate mode dial to
M
and use lens aperture ring
to set aperture.