Nikon AW100 Troubleshooting, Power, Display and Settings Issues

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.

•See “Error Messages” (E88) for more information.

Power, Display and Settings Issues

Problem		Cause/Solution		A
	•	Battery is exhausted.	22
	• Camera has turned off automatically by auto off to save		23
Camera turns off		power.
	• Inside of the camera has become hot. Leave the camera		–
without warning.
		off until the inside of the camera has cooled.
	• At low temperatures, the camera and the battery may not		F4
		function normally.
	•	Camera is off.	23
	•	Battery is exhausted.	22
	• Standby mode for saving power: press the power switch,		23
Monitor is blank.		the shutter-release button, Abutton, cbutton, or b
		(emovie-record) button.
	• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.		73
	• Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable or HDMI		73
		cable.
Monitor is hard to	•	Adjust monitor brightness.	94
see.	•	Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.	F2
	• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”		24, 94
correct.		indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time			Technical
		stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
Date and time of
		01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using Time
recording are not
		zone and date in the setup menu.
	• The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock,		94		Notes
		such as watches. Check camera clock regularly against
		more accurate timepieces and reset as required.
					and
No information	Hide info is selected for Photo info under Monitor
displayed in			94		Index
	settings in the setup menu.
monitor.
Print date not	Time zone and date in the setup menu has not been set.		24, 94
available.
Date not	•	A shooting mode that does not support print date is	94
appearing on	•	selected.
pictures even		Another function that is set now is restricting the print	63
when Print date is	•	date.
enabled.		The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.	–
Camera settings	Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their		25
reset.	default values.

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