Nikon 27698, 27706, 27697, 27699, 27696 manual Error Messages, Problem

Technical Notes

Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them.

	Display		Problem		Solution
	(Flashes)		Clock not set.	Set clock.					12–13
WARNING ! !			Battery exhausted.	Turn camera off and replace					7, 12
BATTERY EXHAUSTED				battery.
	AF●			Use focus lock to focus on an-
			Camera cannot focus.	other subject at same distance,					16
(● flashes red)
				then recompose picture.
				Use flash, or steady camera us-
			Slow shutter speed.	ing tripod, by placing camera					3, 15,
(Flashes)			Pictures may be blurred.	on level surface, or by holding					19
				camera in both hands with el-
				bows against torso.
INITIALIZING LENS				Wait until lens is initialized and
CANNOT FOCUS			Camera cannot focus.	camera has zoomed out to wid-					15
				est angle.
WARNING!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE				Message	clears from			display
CAMERA TO FINISH			Camera turned off or button automatically			when	recording		16
RECORDING			pressed during recording.	is complete.
			Write-protect switch is in “lock” Slide write-protect				to	“write”
MEMORY CARD IS									11
WRITE PROTECTED			position.	position.
THIS CARD				• Use approved card.					82
CANNOT BE USED
				• Check	that	connectors are			—
WARNING!! THIS			Error accessing memory card.	clean.
				• Turn camera off and confirm 10–11
CARD CANNOT BE READ
				that memory card is correctly
(Flashes)				inserted.
CARD IS NOT				Press multi selector up to high-
FORMATTED
(Flashes)			Memory card has not been for- light FORMAT and press center						79,
			matted for use in camera.	to format card, or turn camera 10–11
FORMAT				off and replace card.
NO
				• Choose new image mode.					59
			Camera in shooting mode: In- • Remove memory card and use 10–11
OUT OF MEMORY			sufficient memory to record pic-	internal memory or insert new
			tures at current settings.	memory card.
		or	Camera connected to computer:	• Delete pictures.					17, 68
				Delete unwanted pictures and					17,
			Not enough memory to record in-	try again.					68
			formation need for transfer.

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