Troubleshooting
Check the cause of the trouble using the following chart.
It
may save you a trip to your nearest Nikon service center.
Problem
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The shutter
cannot be
-
If the orange
LED
blinks when the
shutter
release button
is
pressed lightly,
the
flash is
14,
21
released.
recycling
and the shutter is locked.
R
emove
your finger
from the shutter
release
button and
wait
for
approx.
6
seconds.
Then lightly press the shutter
release
button
again
and
make
sure
the
orange LED lights up before reshooting.
-If
the green LED blinks slowly, the camera
is
too close to the subject. Avoid shooting subjects
14,
16
that are
less
than
approx.
D.4m (1.3
ft.
)
from
the
camera.
flash
does
not
fire.
-
If the
orange
LED
blinks
when the
shutter
release button is pressed
lightly,
the
flash
is
14,21
recycl ing and the shutter
is
locked.
Remove your finger from the shutter
release
button and
wait for approx. 6 seconds.
Then
lightly press
the
shutter
release button again
and make
sure
the
orange LED lights up
before reshooting.
-
Check
battery power If
the
battery
is
exhausted,
replace
the battery
with a
fresh
one.
9
-If the
"
~
"mark appears on the LCD
panel,
the flash will
not
fire.
21-23
The
subject
appears
out
-
Clean the autofocus windows
if
dirty.
6,
13
of focus in
the print.
-
To
avoid
camera shake,
gently depress
the shutter
release button.
13
-
When photographing difficult-to-focus
subjects,
be sure
to
center
the autofocus frame mark
17,20
on
the
subject, or
use
focus lock.
The
cartridge
chamber
-The film
is
not completely
exposed.
Take pictures up to the end of the roll, or rewind the
fi
lm
18,
19
cover does
not
open.
in
mid-roll.
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