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Technical Notes
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Cleaning
Lens / Electronic Viewfi nder
One key to preserving the condition of these glass parts is to not touch them
with your fi ngers. Remove dust or lint with a blower (typically a small device
with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream
of air out the other). To remove fi ngerprints or other stains that can not be
removed with a blower, wipe the lens or viewfi nder with a soft cloth, using
a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the
edges.
Monitor
Remove dust or lint with a blower. To remove fi ngerprints and other stains,
clean the monitor with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to apply pressure.
Avoid contact with liquid crystal
Should the monitor or electronic viewfi nder break, care should be taken to
avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the
monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth.
Body
Use a blower to remove dust and lint, then wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.
After using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off any sand or salt with
a cloth lightly dampened with fresh water, then dry thoroughly.
Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.
Notes on the Monitor and Electronic Viewfi nder
• The monitor and electronic viewfi nder may contain a few pixels that are always lit or
that do not light. This is a characteristic common to all TFT LCD displays, and does
not indicate a malfunction. Images recorded using the product will not be affected.
• When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten toward either
end may appear in the display. This phenomenon, known as “ smear,” does not ap-
pear in the fi nal photograph and does not indicate a malfunction. Some smear may
appear in movies.
• Images in the monitor may be diffi cult to see in a bright light.
• The monitor is lit by an LED backlit. Should the monitor begin to dim or fl icker, con-
tact your Nikon service representative.