Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Notes Technical

Problem

Cause/Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera turns off

• Batteries are low.

13

 

without warning

• Batteries are cold.

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

13

 

 

• Batteries are exhausted.

13

 

 

• Standby mode: press shutter-release

8, 62

 

button halfway.

 

 

 

 

• Flash lamp blinks: wait until flash has

18

 

 

charged.

 

 

 

 

• USB cable is connected.

42, 47

 

• Video cable is connected.

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

No indicators appear in monitor

Hide info is selected for Photo info.

59

 

 

Select Show info.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read

• Adjust monitor brightness.

59

 

 

• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera clock is not correct

Check camera clock regularly against

57

 

 

more accurate timepieces and reset as

 

 

 

 

required. Pictures recorded before clock

 

 

 

 

has been set will have time stamp of

 

 

 

 

“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be

 

 

 

 

dated “01.01.2005 00:00.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera settings reset

Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock

58

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture taken when shutter-

• Camera is in playback mode: press

37

 

release button is pressed

button.

 

 

 

 

• Menus are displayed: press MENU

53

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

• Batteries are exhausted.

13

 

 

• Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging.

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

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