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Technical Notes—Troubleshooting
Camera Error Messages and Displays
This section lists the indicators and error messages that appear in the viewfi nder,
control panel, and monitor when there is a problem with the camera.
Indicator
Problem Solution
Control
panel
View-
fi nder
(blinks)
Lens aperture ring is not locked
at minimum aperture.
Lock ring at minimum aperture
(largest f/-number).
8
Low battery. Ready fully-charged spare bat tery. 10
(blinks) (blinks)
• Battery exhausted.
• Battery information not avail-
able.
• Recharge or exchange with
fully-charged spare battery.
• Battery can not be used in cam-
era.
10
11
(blinks)
Camera clock is not set. Set camera clock. 12
No lens attached, or non-CPU lens
attached without specifying maxi-
mum aperture. Aperture shown in
stops from maximum aperture.
Aperture value will be displayed
if maximum aperture is specifi ed.
67,
69
●
(blinks)
Camera unable to focus using
autofocus.
Focus manually. 60
Subject too bright; photo will be
overexposed.
• Choose lower sensitivity.
• Use optional Neutral Density
(ND) fi lter
• In ex po sure mode:
S Increase shutter speed
A Choose smaller ap er ture
(larg er f/-number)
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66
Subject too dark; photo will be
underexposed.
• Choose a higher sensitivity (ISO
equivalency)
• Use optional Speedlight
• In ex po sure mode:
S Lower shutter speed
A Choose a larger ap er ture
(smaller f/-number)
33
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64
66
(blinks)
selected in mode M and
mode dial rotated to S.
Change shutter speed or select
mode M.
64,
68
(blinks)
(blinks)
Speedlight that does not sup port
i-TTL fl ash control at tached and
set to TTL.
Change fl ash mode setting on
optional Speedlight.
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