Troubleshooting

Notes Technical

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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.

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• Battery is exhausted.

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• Standby mode for saving power: press the

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shutter-release button halfway.

 

 

• When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash

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has charged.

 

 

• Camera and computer are connected via

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audio video/USB cable.

 

 

• Camera and TV are connected via audio

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video/USB cable.

 

 

• Time lapse or interval timer photography in

–

 

progress.

 

 

 

 

Monitor is hard to read

• Adjust monitor brightness.

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• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

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• Monitor has dimmed to save power. Moni-

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tor brightens when controls are used.

 

 

 

 

Camera turns off without

• Battery is low.

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warning

• Camera has turned off automatically to

 

 

save power.

 

 

• Battery is cold.

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Date and time of recording

• Pictures recorded before clock has been set,

18

are not correct

and “Date not set” indicator 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.”

 

 

• Check camera clock regularly against more

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accurate timepieces and reset as required.

 

 

 

 

No indicators displayed in

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

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monitor

Select [Show info].

 

 

 

 

[Date imprint] not available

Camera clock has not been set.

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Date not appearing on pic-

Date does not appear on movies or on pic-

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tures even when [Date

tures taken using F.

 

imprint] is enabled

 

 

 

 

 

Camera settings reset

Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were

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restored to their default values.