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Technical Notes
Camera Error Messages and Displays
This section lists common warning indicators and error messages that appear in the
viewfinder and monitor.
D Help
A blinking F is displayed in the monitor or a blinking L (warning indicator) displayed in the
viewfinder indicates that a description of the current problem can be viewed by pressing M.
Message Viewfinder Solution A
Lock lens aperture ring at
minimum aperture (largest
f-number).
Fee
(blinks)
Lock ring at minimum aperture (largest f-
number).
19, 40
Lens not attached.
Fww/L
(blinks)
• No lens attached: attach lens.
• Attached lens is not CPU lens: select mode
d.
18
40, 44,
62, 146
Attach a lens.
Fww/J
(blinks)
Shutter release disabled.
Recharge battery.
D
(blinks)
Turn camera off and recharge battery or
replace with fully-charged spare battery.
16, 28
This battery cannot be used.
Choose battery designated
for use in this camera.
D
(blinks)
Insert EN-EL9 battery. 16–17
Initialization error. Turn
camera off and then on
again.
D
(blinks)
Turn camera off, remove and reinsert
battery, and then turn camera on again.
6, 16–17
Battery level is low.
Complete operation and
turn camera
off immediately.
—
End cleaning or inspection of low-pass filter
and turn camera off immediately.
162
Clock not set.
L
(blinks)
Set camera clock. 21
No SD card inserted. IwewJ Insert memory card. 23–24
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A
(blinks)
Subject is not in focus. Recompose or focus
manually.
61
Memory card is locked.
Slide lock to “write” position.
Cha
(blinks)
Slide card write-protect switch to “write”
position.
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