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Troubleshooting, Display, Settings and Power Supply - how to date stamp the photos

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Troubleshooting If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information. Display, Settings and Power Supply Problem Cause/Solution A Monitor is blank. • Camera is off. • Battery is low. • Standby mode for saving power. Press the shutter-release button halfway. • Monitor is turned off. Press the x button to turn it on. • Camera and computer are connected via USB cable. • Camera and TV are connected via audio/video cable. • Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress. 17 24 17, 28 14 91 90 82, 142 • Ambient lighting too bright. Use the viewfinder or move 26 to a darker location. Monitor is hard to • Adjust monitor brightness. 165 read. • Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor. 182 • Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor brightens 17 when controls are used. • Battery is low. 24 Camera turns off • Camera has turned off automatically to save power as no 17 without warning. operations have been performed for some time. • Battery is cold. 183 Date and time of recording are not correct. • If the date has not been set ("Date not set" indicator blinks during shooting) pictures will have a time stamp of "00/ 00/0000 00:00"; and movies and voice recordings will be dated "01.01.08 00:00." Set the correct date and time using Date in the setup menu or Synchronize in the GPS menu. • The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock. Checking the camera clock against normal clocks regularly is recommended. 20, 64, 162 162 No indicators Shooting data and photo information may be hidden. Press displayed in the x button until shooting data or photo information will 14 monitor. be displayed. Date imprint not available. Date has not been set. 20, 162 Technical Notes 190

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Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.
Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem
Cause/Solution
A
Monitor is blank.
•
Camera is off.
•
Battery is low.
•
Standby mode for saving power. Press the shutter-release
button halfway.
•
Monitor is turned off. Press the
x
button to turn it on.
•
Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
•
Camera and TV are connected via audio/video cable.
•
Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress.
17
24
17, 28
14
91
90
82, 142
Monitor is hard to
read.
•
Ambient lighting too bright. Use the viewfinder or move
to a darker location.
•
Adjust monitor brightness.
•
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
•
Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor brightens
when controls are used.
26
165
182
17
Camera turns off
without warning.
•
Battery is low.
•
Camera has turned off automatically to save power as no
operations have been performed for some time.
•
Battery is cold.
24
17
183
Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
•
If the date has not been set (“Date not set” indicator blinks
during shooting) pictures will have a time stamp of “00/
00/0000 00:00”; and movies and voice recordings will be
dated “01.01.08 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using
Date
in the setup menu or
Synchronize
in the GPS
menu.
•
The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock.
Checking the camera clock against normal clocks
regularly is recommended.
20, 64, 162
162
No indicators
displayed in
monitor.
Shooting data and photo information may be hidden. Press
the
x
button until shooting data or photo information will
be displayed.
14
Date imprint
not
available.
Date
has not been set.
20, 162