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. Refer to the page numbers in the right-most column for more information.

Display, Settings and Power Supply

Problem

 

Cause/Solution

A

 

Monitor is blank

Camera is off.

20

 

 

Battery exhausted.

20

 

 

Standby mode for saving power: press the

15, 24

 

 

 

shutter-release button halfway.

 

 

 

When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has

31

 

 

 

charged.

 

 

 

Camera and computer are connected via USB

66

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.

64

 

Monitor is hard to read

Adjust monitor brightness.

99

 

 

Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.

118

 

Camera turns off without

Battery exhausted.

20

 

warning

Camera has turned off automatically to save

105

 

 

power.

 

 

 

Battery is cold.

118

 

 

 

 

 

Date and time of recording are

Pictures taken while the clock is not set will

16

 

not correct

 

have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;

 

 

 

 

movies will be dated “01/ 01/2009 00:00.” (The

 

 

 

 

“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting

 

 

 

 

to indicate the clock is not set.) Set the correct

 

 

 

 

date and time using Date in the setup menu.

 

 

 

Check camera clock regularly against more

96

 

 

 

accurate timepieces and reset as required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No indicators displayed in

Hide info is selected for Photo info.

99

 

monitor

Select Show info.

 

 

Date imprint not available

Camera clock has not been set.

16, 96

 

Date not appearing on pictures

Date imprint is disabled in the following

 

Technical

even when Date imprint is

 

Panorama assist.

 

situations.

 

 

enabled

When scene mode is set to Museum or

41, 43

Notes

 

 

BSS.

83

 

When Continuous is set to Continuous or

 

 

When using sport continuous mode.

48

 

 

When recording movies.

61

 

Camera settings reset

Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were

97

 

 

restored to their default values.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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