Troubleshooting, Display, settings and power supply – Nikon S570 User Manual
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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 is exhausted.
• The camera is in standby mode. Press the power
switch, shutter-release button, A button, or
c
button.
• 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.
Monitor is hard to read.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
Camera turns off without
warning.
• Battery is low.
• Camera has turned off automatically to save power.
• Battery is cold.
Date and time of
recording are not correct.
• Pictures recorded before clock has been set, and
“Date not set” indicator blinks during shooting, will
have time stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; movies will
be dated “01/01/2009 00:00”. In calendar display or
list by date mode, pictures are recognized as having
been taken on 01/01/2009. Set the correct time and
date from the Date option in the setup menu.
• Check camera clock regularly against more accurate
timepieces and reset as required.
No indicators displayed
in monitor.
Hide info is selected for Photo info.
Select Show info.
Date imprint not
available.
Camera clock has not been set.
Date not appearing on
pictures even when
Date imprint is enabled.
A shooting mode that does not support date imprint is
selected.
Camera settings reset.
Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored
to their default values.