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F13
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.
• See “Error Messages” (E88) for more information.
Power, Display and Settings Issues
Problem Cause/Solution A
Camera turns off
without warning.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Camera has turned off automatically by auto off to save
power.
• Inside of the camera has become hot. Leave the camera
off until the inside of the camera has cooled.
• At low temperatures, the camera and the battery may not
function normally.
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Monitor is blank.
• Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Standby mode for saving power: press the power switch,
the shutter-release button, A button, c button, or b
(e movie-record) button.
• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
• Camera and TV are connected via A/V cable or HDMI
cable.
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Monitor is hard to
see.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
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Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”
indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time
stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using Time
zone and date in the setup menu.
• The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock,
such as watches. Check camera clock regularly against
more accurate timepieces and reset as required.
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No information
displayed in
monitor.
Hide info is selected for Photo info under Monitor
settings in the setup menu.
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Print date not
available.
Time zone and date in the setup menu has not been set. 24, 94
Date not
appearing on
pictures even
when Print date is
enabled.
• A shooting mode that does not support print date is
selected.
• Another function that is set now is restricting the print
date.
• The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.
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Camera settings
reset.
Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their
default values.
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