Error messages – Nikon S4 User Manual

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Te
chnical Notes

Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in
the monitor and how to deal with them.

Display

Problem

Solution

(Flashes)

Clock not set.

Set clock.

10–11

WARNING ! !

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Batteries exhausted.

Turn camera off and replace
batteries.

6, 7,

10

AF

(

● fl ashes red)

Camera cannot focus.

Use focus lock to focus on an-
other subject at same distance,
then recompose picture.

15, 91

(Flashes)

Slow shutter speed.
Pictures may be blurred.

Use fl ash, or steady camera us-
ing tripod, by placing camera
on level surface, or by holding
camera in both hands with el-
bows against torso.

3, 13,

17

WARNING!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
CAMERA TO FINISH
RECORDING

Camera turned off or

button

pressed during recording.

Message clears from display
automatically when recording
is complete.

15

MEMORY CARD IS

WRITE PROTECTED

Write-protect switch is in “lock”
position.

Slide write-protect to “write”
position.

8

THIS CARD
CANNOT BE USED

Error accessing memory card.

• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors are

clean.

• Turn camera off and confi rm

that memory card is correctly
inserted.

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8–9

WARNING ! ! THIS

CARD CANNOT BE READ

(Flashes)

CARD IS NOT

FORMATTED

(Flashes)

FORMAT

NO

Memory card has not been for-
matted for use in camera.

Press multi selector up to high-
light FORMAT and press center
to format card, or turn camera
off and replace card.

8–9,

78

OUT OF MEMORY

or

Camera in shooting mode: In-
suffi cient memory to record pic-
tures at current settings.

• Choose new image mode.
• Remove memory card and use

internal memory or insert new
memory card.

• Delete pictures.

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8–9

16, 68

Camera connected to computer:
Not enough memory to record in-
formation need for transfer.

Delete unwanted pictures and
try again.

16,

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