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.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

Problem

Cause/Solution

c

 

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

11

 

 

• Battery is exhausted.

20

 

 

• Standby mode for saving power: press

21,

 

 

the shutter-release button halfway.

24,

 

 

 

109

 

 

• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until

29

 

 

flash has charged.

 

 

 

• Camera and TV are connected via A/V

70

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

• Time lapse or interval timer photogra-

62, 89

 

 

phy in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read

• Adjust monitor brightness.

106

 

 

• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

118

 

 

• Monitor has dimmed to save power.

21

 

 

Monitor brightens when controls are

 

 

 

used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera turns off without warn-

• Battery is low.

20

 

ing

• Camera has turned off automatically

21,

 

 

to save power.

109

 

 

• Battery is cold.

117

 

 

 

 

 

Date and time of recording are

• Pictures recorded before clock has

16,

 

not correct

been set, and “Date not set” indicator

103

 

 

blinks during shooting, will have time

 

 

 

stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies

 

 

 

and voice recordings will be dated

 

 

 

“01/01/2007 00:00.”

103

Technical

 

required.

 

• Check camera clock regularly against

 

 

more accurate timepieces and reset as

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

No indicators displayed in moni-

[Hide info] is selected for [Photo info].

106

 

tor

Select [Show info].

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Date imprint] not available

Camera clock has not been set.

16,

 

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

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