Nikon P300 176, Troubleshooting, Electronically Controlled Cameras, Problem Cause/Solution

Troubleshooting

Technical Notes and Index

Problem	Cause/Solution	A
Monitor is hard to	• Adjust monitor brightness.	147
read.	• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.	162
	• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”	20, 144
	indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time
Date and time of	stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
	01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using Time
recording are not
	zone and date in the setup menu.
correct.
	• The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such	144
	as watches. Check camera clock regularly against more
	accurate timepieces and reset as required.
No information	Hide info is selected for Photo info of Monitor settings in
displayed in		147
monitor.	the setup menu.
Print date not	Time zone and date has not been set.	20, 144
available.
Date not	• A shooting mode that does not support Print date is
appearing on		149
pictures even	selected.
when Print date is	• The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.	-
enabled.
Camera settings	Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their	145
reset.	default values.
Monitor is turned	Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow
	battery to cool down before resuming use. After the lamp
off, and the power-	blinks for three minutes, the camera turns off automatically,	19
on lamp flickers.	but you can also press the power switch to turn it off
	manually.
	When functions such as movie recording are used for a long
Camera	time, or when the camera is used in a location with a high	119
temperature rises.	ambient temperature, the camera temperature may rise. This
	is not a malfunction.

Electronically Controlled Cameras

In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear on 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. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded on the internal memory or memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded is not affected. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.

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