Troubleshooting

Electronically Controlled Cameras

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

Shooting

Notes Technical

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Problem

Cause/Solution

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• When camera is in playback mode, press the A

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No picture taken

button.

 

when shutter-release

• When menus are displayed, press the dbutton.

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button is pressed.

• Battery is exhausted.

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• When flash lamp blinks red, flash is charging.

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• The intended subject is one with which autofocus

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Camera cannot focus.

does not perform well.

 

• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.

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• Turn camera off and then on again.

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• Use flash.

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• Use vibration reduction and motion detection.

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Pictures are blurred.

• Use D(Best Shot Selector).

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• Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (use with the self-

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timer for best results).

 

 

Smear may occur when the lens is aimed at bright

 

Streaks of light or

subjects. When using the multi-shot 16 shooting and

 

partial discoloration

movie modes, we recommend that you avoid shooting

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appear in the display.

when direct sunlight, reflected sunlight, or electric

 

 

lights are in the display.

 

Bright specks appear

 

 

in pictures shot using

Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash W(off).

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flash.

 

 

 

• Flash is W(off).

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• Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are

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selected.

 

Flash does not fire.

• Smart portrait mode selected, with Blink proof set

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to On.

 

 

• Dmode is selected.

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• Another function that is set now is restricting the flash.

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