Nikon P300 User Manual
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Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear on the monitor and the
camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a
strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery,
then turn the camera on again. Note that disconnecting the power source as
described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded on the internal
memory or memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded
is not affected. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or
Nikon-authorized service representative.
Monitor is hard to
read.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set”
indicator blinks during shooting), still pictures have a time
stamp of “00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/
01/2011 00:00.” Set the correct date and time using Time
zone and date in the setup menu.
• The camera clock is not as accurate as a normal clock, such
as watches. Check camera clock regularly against more
accurate timepieces and reset as required.
No information
displayed in
monitor.
Hide info is selected for Photo info of Monitor settings in
the setup menu.
Print date not
available.
Time zone and date has not been set.
Date not
appearing on
pictures even
when Print date is
enabled.
• A shooting mode that does not support Print date is
selected.
• The date cannot be imprinted onto a movie.
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Camera settings
reset.
Clock battery is exhausted; all settings were restored to their
default values.
Monitor is turned
off, and the power-
on lamp flickers.
Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow
battery to cool down before resuming use. After the lamp
blinks for three minutes, the camera turns off automatically,
but you can also press the power switch to turn it off
manually.
Camera
temperature rises.
When functions such as movie recording are used for a long
time, or when the camera is used in a location with a high
ambient temperature, the camera temperature may rise. This
is not a malfunction.
Problem
Cause/Solution
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