Nikon S3000 Electronically Controlled Cameras, 158, Troubleshooting, Even when Date imprint is

Troubleshooting

Technical Notes and Index

Problem	Cause/Solution	A
Date not appearing on pictures	The current shooting mode is one that does not
even when Date imprint is		133
	support Date imprint.
enabled.
Camera settings reset.	Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were	130
	restored to their default values.
	Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera and
Monitor turns off, and the	allow battery to cool down before resuming use.
	After the lamp blinks for three minutes, the	17
power-on lamp blinks rapidly.
	camera will turn off automatically. Pressing the
	power switch also turns off the camera.
	• The battery is not charged when the camera
	is turned off.
Battery inserted into the	• Charging stops if the computer enters sleep
	mode while the battery is charging. The
camera is not charged when
	camera may be turned off.	117
the camera is connected to a
	• Depending upon computer specifications,
computer.
	settings, and status, it may be impossible to
	charge the battery inserted into the camera
	via computer connection.

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 recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded will not be affected.

Shooting

Problem		Cause/Solution	A
	•	When camera is in playback mode, press the	8, 28
	•	A button or the shutter-release button.
No picture taken when shutter-		When menus are displayed, press the d	10
release button is pressed.	•	button.
		Battery is exhausted.	22
	•	When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.	31

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