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Techn
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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 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.
20
20
15, 24
30
82
80
Monitor is hard to read
•
Adjust monitor brightness.
•
Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
100
118
Camera turns off without
warning
•
Battery exhausted.
•
Camera has turned off automatically to save
power.
•
Battery is cold.
20
106
117
Date and time of recording are
not correct
•
Images taken while the clock is not set will
have a time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”;
movies will be dated “01/ 01/2011 00:00”. Set
the correct date and time using
Date
in the
setup menu.
•
Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
16
97
No indicators displayed in
monitor
Hide info
is selected for
Photo info
.
Select
Show info
.
100
Date imprint
not available
Camera clock has not been set.
16, 97
Date not being displayed on
images even when
Date
imprint
is enabled
•
Date imprint cannot be used with the current
shooting mode.
•
A feature that cannot be used with date
imprint is selected.
•
Date imprint cannot be used when recording
movies.
102
Camera settings reset
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were
restored to their default values.
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