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Technical Notes
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Error Messages
The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that ap-
pear in the monitor and how to deal with them.
Display Problem Solution
(Flashes)
Clock not set.
Set clock to current date and
time.
28
Warning!
Battery exhausted Battery exhausted.
Turn camera off and charge bat-
tery.
26
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(AF Area/AF indi-
cator flashes red)
Camera cannot focus.
Use focus lock to focus on
another subject at same distance,
then recompose photograph.
34
37
Slow shutter speed.
Pictures may be blurred.
Use flash, or steady camera using
tripod, by placing camera on level
surface, or by holding camera in
both hands with elbows against
torso.
40
47
32
Writing image
data...
Camera turned off or
button pressed
during recording.
Message clears from display auto-
matically when recording is com-
plete.
35
No Memory Card Camera cannot detect
memory card.
Turn camera off and confirm that
memory card is correctly inserted.
24
Memory Card is
not formatted
Format
No
Memory card has not
been formatted for
use in COOLPIX SQ.
Press the multi selector to
highlight Format and press to
format card, or turn camera off
and replace card.
25
91
This Card cannot
be used
Error accessing mem-
ory card.
• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors are
clean. If card is damaged, con-
tact retailer or Nikon represen-
tative.
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24
This Card is
incompatible