Nikon L1 - Manual (Page 73)

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Technical Not
es
Problem Solution
Camera turns off
without warning • Batteries are low.
• Batteries are cold. 10
60
Monitor is blank
• Camera is off .
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Standby mode: press shutter-release button halfway.
• Flash lamp blinks: wait until fl ash has charged.
• USB cable is connected.
• A/V cable is connected. 10
10
10, 45
14
32, 35
31
No indicators appear
in monitor
Hide Info is selected for Photo Info. Select Show Info. 43
Monitor is hard to
read
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor. 43
60
Camera clock is not
correct
Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-
pieces and reset as required.
42
Camera settings reset
Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery. Pictures
recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of
“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2005 00:00.”
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No picture taken
when shutter-release
button is pressed
• Camera is in playback mode: press button.
• Menus are displayed: press MENU button.
• Batteries are exhausted.
• Flash lamp blinks: fl ash is charging.
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10
14
Camera can not focus
using autofocus
• Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet-
ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con-
tains many fi ne details, objects of sharply diff ering bright-
ness, or objects at diff erent distances from the camera. Use
focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance.
• Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again.
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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 representative. Refer to the page
numbers in the right-most column for more information.
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the cam-
era may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external
static charge. Turn the camera off , remove and replace the batteries, and then turn the
camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon
representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result
in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time
the problem occurred. Data already recorded will not be aff ected.
Electronically Controlled Cameras