Nikon COOLPIXP510BLK, COOLPIXP510RED manual Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

	Problem		Cause/Solution	A
		•	Camera is off.	25
		•	Battery is exhausted.	24
		• Standby mode for saving power: Press the power switch,		25
			shutter-release button, cbutton or b(emovie-record)
	Monitor or		button, or rotate the mode dial.	16
		• Monitor and viewfinder cannot be used simultaneously. Press
	viewfinder is blank.
			the xbutton to alternate between displays.	90, 93
		• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
		• Camera and TV are connected via audio/video cable or HDMI		90, E23
			cable.	E43
		• Interval timer shooting in progress.
		• Ambient lighting too bright: move to darker location or use		16
	Monitor is hard to	•	viewfinder.	108, E78
	see.		Adjust monitor brightness.
		• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.		F6
	The viewfinder is	• Adjust diopter adjustment control.		16
	hard to see.
		• You cannot switch the display in the following situations:
	Display does not		- While recording or playing back movies	96, 100
	switch to monitor		- While recording or playing back voice memos	88
	(or viewfinder)		- During interval timer shooting	61
	when the x		- While connected to a printer	90
	button is pressed.	• You cannot switch the display while displaying a certain error		–
			message.
		• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set” indicator		26, 108
			flashes during shooting), still pictures have a time stamp of	E75
	Date and time of		“00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/01/12 00:00.” Set
			the correct date and time using Time zone and date in the
Technical	recording are not
			setup menu.
	correct.
		• The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such as		108,
			watches. Check camera clock regularly against more accurate	E75
Notes			timepieces and reset as required.
	No information	Shooting and photo information may be hidden. Press the s		15
and	displayed in
	monitor.	button until shooting data or photo information is displayed.
Index
	Print date not	Time zone and date in the setup menu has not been set.		26, 108,
	available.			E75

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