F10Technical Notes and IndexCharacteristics of Digital CamerasIn extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the cameramay stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external staticcharge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on again.In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized servicerepresentative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result inthe loss of any data not saved to internal memory or the memory card at the time theproblem occurred. Data already saved will not be affected.Shooting IssuesProblem Cause/Solution ACannot switch to shootingmode. Disconnect audio/video cable or USB cable.69, 74,E12,E15No image captured whenthe shutter-release button ispressed.• When camera is in playback mode, press the Abutton or the b (e movie-record) button.• When menus are displayed, press the d button.• Battery is exhausted.• When flash lamp flashes, flash is charging.293, 52150Camera cannot focus.• Subject is too close. Try shooting using easy automode, Close-up scene modes, or macro mode.• The intended subject is one with which autofocusdoes not perform well.• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto (L26 only).• Turn camera off and then on again.34, 39, 552886, E5121
