The camera becomes hot, The monitor is hard to see, The viewfinder is hard to see – Nikon COOLPIX P950 Digital Camera User Manual
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Troubleshooting
• You cannot turn on both the monitor and viewfinder at the same time. It may take
a while to switch between the monitor and viewfinder.
• The camera is connected to a TV or computer.
• Interval timer shooting, [
Multiple exp. Lighten
] scene mode (when [
Star trails
] is
set) shooting, or time-lapse movie shooting is in progress, or the camera is
capturing images with a long time-exposure using the Bulb setting or Time setting.
The camera becomes hot.
The camera may become hot when used for an extended period of time such as to
shoot movies, or when used in a hot environment; this is not a malfunction.
The battery inserted in the camera cannot be charged.
• Confirm all connections.
Charging the battery (page 41)
• The camera may not charge when connected to a computer for any of the reasons
described below.
- The setup menu [
] is set to [
Off
].
- If the camera is turned off, charging stops.
- Battery charging is not possible if the camera’s display language and date and
time have not been set, or the date and time were reset after the camera’s clock
battery was exhausted. Use the Charging AC Adapter to charge the battery.
- Battery charging may stop when the computer enters sleep mode.
- Depending on the computer specifications, settings, and status, battery charging
may not be possible.
The monitor is hard to see.
• Adjust the screen brightness.
• The surrounding area is too bright.
- Move to a darker place.
- Use the viewfinder.
Switching between the monitor and viewfinder (page 54)
The viewfinder is hard to see.
• Adjust the diopter of the viewfinder.
Diopter adjustment of the viewfinder (page 54)
• Adjust the viewfinder brightness.