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Technical Notes
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.
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Problem Cause/Solution A
Monitor is blank. • Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Standby mode for saving power: press the shutter-
release button halfway.
•
When flash lamp blinks red, wait until flash has charged.
• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
• Camera and TV are connected via AV cable.
• Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress.
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21, 25
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60
57, 80
Monitor is hard to read. • Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
• Monitor has dimmed to save power. Monitor
brightens when controls are used.
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Camera turns off without
warning.
• Battery is low.
• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.
• Battery is cold.
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Date and time of
recording are not correct.
• Pictures recorded before clock was set, and “Date not
set” indicator blinks during shooting, will have time
stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies will be dated
“01/01/2008 00:00.”
• Check camera clock regularly against more accurate
timepieces and reset as required.
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No indicators displayed
in monitor.
Hide info is selected for Photo info.
Select Show info.
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Date imprint not
available.
Camera clock has not been set. 16, 94
Date not appearing on
pictures even when
Date imprint is enabled.
Date does not appear on movies, on pictures taken
using d, l, p, when Continuous is set to
Continuous or BSS, or when Electronic VR is set to
Auto.
35, 38,
40, 54,
79,
100
Camera settings reset. Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored
to their default values.
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Monitor turns off, and
the power-on lamp and
flash lamp blink rapidly.
Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow
battery to cool down before resuming use. After the
lamps blink for three minutes, the camera will turn off
automatically, but you can also press the power switch
to turn it off manually.
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