224TroubleshootingTechnical Notes and IndexElectronically Controlled CamerasIn extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear on the monitor and thecamera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strongexternal static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn thecamera on again. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above mayresult in the loss of any data not recorded on the internal memory or memory card at thetime the problem occurred. Data already recorded is not affected. In the event ofcontinued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.ShootingMonitor is turnedoff, and the power-on lamp flickers.Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allowbattery to cool down before resuming use. After the lampblinks for three minutes, the camera turns off automatically,but you can also press the power switch to turn it offmanually.23Cameratemperature rises.When functions such as movie recording are used for a longtime, or when the camera is used in a location with a highambient temperature, the camera temperature may rise. Thisis not a malfunction.158Problem Cause/Solution ACannot set toshooting mode Disconnect the HDMI cable or USB cable. 171, 174, 180No picture takenwhen shutter-release button ispressed.• When camera is in playback mode, press the c orshutter-release button.• When menus are displayed, press the d button.• Battery is exhausted.• When the scene mode is e (Night portrait) or HDR ino (Backlighting) is Off, raise the flash.• When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.34132837, 49, 5038Camera cannotfocus.• Subject is too close to the camera. Try shooting with D(macro close-up) in the focus mode, or Scene autoselector or Close-up scene mode.• The intended subject is one with which autofocus doesnot perform well.• Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto.• Subject not in focus area when shutter-release buttonpressed halfway.• The focus mode is set to E (manual focus).• Turn camera off and then on again.40, 46, 553319632, 954023Problem Cause/Solution ADownloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine
