Nikon P510 User Manual
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F
8
Troubleshooting
Techn
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Monitor or
viewfinder is blank.
• Camera is off.
• Battery is exhausted.
• Standby mode for saving power: Press the power switch,
shutter-release button,
c button or b (e movie-record)
button, or rotate the mode dial.
• Monitor and viewfinder cannot be used simultaneously. Press
the
x button to alternate between displays.
• Camera and computer are connected via USB cable.
• Camera and TV are connected via audio/video cable or HDMI
cable.
• Interval timer shooting in progress.
Monitor is hard to
see.
• Ambient lighting too bright: move to darker location or use
viewfinder.
• Adjust monitor brightness.
• Monitor is dirty. Clean monitor.
The viewfinder is
hard to see.
• Adjust diopter adjustment control.
Display does not
switch to monitor
(or viewfinder)
when the
x
button is pressed.
• You cannot switch the display in the following situations:
- While recording or playing back movies
- While recording or playing back voice memos
- During interval timer shooting
- While connected to a printer
• You cannot switch the display while displaying a certain error
message.
Date and time of
recording are not
correct.
• If the camera clock has not been set (“Date not set” indicator
flashes during shooting), still pictures have a time stamp of
“00/00/0000 00:00”; and movies are dated “01/01/12 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.
Shooting and photo information may be hidden. Press the
s
button until shooting data or photo information is displayed.
Print date not
available.
Time zone and date in the setup menu has not been set.
Problem
Cause/Solution
A