Nikon D7000 manual Troubleshooting Memory Cards

Chapter 14 ■ Nikon D7000: Troubleshooting and Prevention 469

Figure 14.5

A tough glass shield can pro- tect your LCD from scratches.

■Flip-up hoods. These protectors slip on using the flanges around your D7000’s eyepiece, and provide a cover that completely shields the LCD, but unfolds to pro- vide a three-sided hood that allows viewing the LCD while minimizing the extra- neous light falling on it and reducing contrast. They’re sold for about $40 by Delkin (www.delkin.com) and Hoodman. If you want to completely protect your LCD from hard knocks and need to view the screen outdoors in bright sunlight, there is nothing better. However, I have a couple problems with these devices. First, with the cover closed, you can’t peek down after taking a shot to see what your image looks like during picture review. You must open the cap each time you want to look at the LCD. Moreover, with the hood unfolded, it’s difficult to look through the viewfinder: Don’t count on being able to use the viewfinder and the LCD at the same time with one of these hoods in place.

■Magnifiers. If you look hard enough, you should be able to find an LCD magni- fier that fits over the monitor panel and provides a 2X magnification. These often strap on clumsily, and serve better as a way to get an enlarged view of the LCD than as protection. Hoodman and other suppliers offer these specialized devices.

Troubleshooting Memory Cards

Sometimes good memory cards go bad. Sometimes good photographers can treat their memory cards badly. It’s possible that a memory card that works fine in one camera won’t be recognized when inserted into another. In the worst case, you can have a card full of important photos and find that the card seems to be corrupted and you can’t