Troubleshooting

If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

 

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

 

Camera is off.

21

 

 

Battery is exhausted.

26

 

 

Standby mode for saving power: press the

21, 153

 

 

 

power switch, the shutter-release button, A

 

 

 

 

button, c button, or b (movie-record)

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

When flash lamp blinks, wait until flash has

35

 

Monitor is blank.

 

charged.

 

 

 

Camera and computer are connected via USB

132

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

Camera and TV are connected via audio/video

129

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

The monitor turns off when using the remote

163

 

 

 

control to operate the camera in projector

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read.

Adjust monitor brightness.

148

 

Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery is exhausted.

26

 

 

Camera has turned off automatically to save

153

 

 

power.

 

 

Camera turns off without

The camera has become hot due to the heat

164,

Technical

warning.

 

of the projector. Leave the camera off until it

181

 

 

has cooled and then turn it on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera and battery may not work

176

Notes

 

 

properly at low temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If camera clock has not been set, “Date not

22, 145

and

 

 

set” indicator blinks during shooting and

 

 

 

movie recording. Pictures and movies

 

Index

 

 

 

Date and time of recording are

 

recorded before clock is set are dated “00/00/

 

 

 

 

 

 

0000 00:00” or “01/01/2010 00:00”

 

 

not correct.

 

 

 

 

respectively. Set the correct time and date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the Date option in the setup menu.

 

 

 

Check camera clock regularly against more

145

 

 

 

accurate timepieces and reset as required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No indicators displayed in

Playback is set to Auto info for Monitor

148

 

monitor.

settings in the setup menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date imprint not available.

Date setting is not applied in the setup menu.

22, 145

 

 

 

 

 

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