Top 20 Nikon D5000 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

If you did not change any settings it may disable video when your battery or memory is low. Movies grab lots of power and memory. They also work the chips inside the camera hard so they get warm. Please check to make sure your battery is fully charged and your memory card has lots of room.

The light has no manual on off, so if it is not working you need to contact NIKON and arrange to send the phone in for exchange.

hi, external flash can use.

Based on what you have said, it appears that the write-protect has been activated on the card. With the card's label facing you and the corner cut-off to the right, you'll see a little slot just a bit above the halfway point on the card. In that slot is a tab. If the tab is down toward the bottom of the card, it's in the write-protect or locked position. You cannot delete anything while the card is in the write-protect mode. Simply slide the tab to the top of the slot to unlock it and your delete function should work. If it does not, you've got another problem which you may be able to fix by formatting the card. Once again, you cannot format a card in the write-protected mode. If you can't format it...which will delete any pictures on the card... then the card is probably bad and should be replaced. Cards are cheap and really not worth spending a lot of time trying to solve the problem. If you can't format a new card, then you've got a camera problem and it's time to call or contact Nikon support.

Copy the photos to your computer and erase the card, or just buy another memory card.

Hi Anna, In order for your Nikon to auto focus correctly, you need to have several things: First - focus indicator. In your viewfinder, locate it on the bottom row of the status information bar; you should see a small, green circle in the left-most position. This will BLINK when you partially depress the shutter release (or back button focus - depending how you focus your D5000) whenever the subject is OUT of focus. It will switch to "STEADY ON" when the subject is IN focus. Please note that you will not be able to release the shutter any time it is blinking unless you make a change to the setting that will allow you to release the shutter when the camera is out of focus (not recommended). Second - light. You must have enough light entering the camera for it to detect areas of different contrast on the selected focus point. If there is not enough light there is too little contrast for the camera to autofocus and no matter how close or how far (and everywhere between) the focus is set resulting in the camera "hunting" near and far to find it. The green circle will not stop blinking. Have you tried in a well lit room or outdoors in daylight? Third - minimum focus distance. All lenses have a minimum focus distance. Acording to Nikon, yours is rated at 3.6' (1.1m) (see: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/AF-S-DX-VR-Zoom-Nikkor-55-200mm-f%252F4-5.6G-IF-ED.html for full specs on this lens). This means your subject needs to be at least 3.6' away to be able to focus on it - manually or aut0matically - it makes no difference. There are lenses that do "very close" focussing that are called "Macro" (but curiously Nikon branded versions of these lenses are called "Micro"), that are also telephoto lenses. Your lens is not a macro/micro type. Lastly - operational equipment. It is possible that there is an issue with the D5000 camera body or lens (or even both). Try another lens to see it it works as expected. No other lens? Go to camera store with your camera and lens and "shop" for a new lens. Ask to try it out in the store and see if it it works. Maybe the counterperson will identify another issue with your set up. I hope this helps & good luck!

* are you shooting using low shutter speed ?

There is a large spring on the side of the mirror box that latches to part of the aperture unit. Impact caused the small post it hooks on to break off, allowing the spring to push in the side of the shutter case, which causes the shutter blades to stick part way. This requires a replacement of the aperture unit, and as Nikon stopped selling parts several years ago, requires you to send it to them for repair.

On my D-90, the camera is set by default to store two images of each picture I shoot...raw(NEF) and JPEG Fine. The raw image contains far more data than the JPEG image and is therefore the best to use when you want to do extensive detailed editing. The JPEG image is used when you only want to do minor editing before publishing or sharing the picture. JPEG images deteriorate quickly when subjected to editing while RAW or NEF images can handle many more editing steps before losing quality. If you're shooting snapshots, you probably don't really care about extensive editing and you can save a lot of space on your memory card by changing your menu settings to store only one image of each shot. To do that, go to the wrench icon in the menu then scroll to image quality. Click on "image Quality" and you will find multiple lines to set the camera to your preference. Choose the one you want.

CHA also means the card cannot be used for other reasons. F.i. the card can be damaged. Try to format the card. That is, when you could use the card before. If you bought a new card, Make sure it is not a SDXC card, because your camera only allows MMC, SD and SDHC cards. If nothing helps, also look in the memory card holder, if nothing strange is in there, or the sensor that looks for the lock, is functioning correct. If you don't know how, please visit or contact a Nikon-Authorised service centre.

When you want to use the time exposure with your remote control, you need to be in the M mode (Manual) then you can select time Bulb. One step farther then 30 seconds. Then you can press the ML-L3 to start and again after some time to stop the exposure.

This is a guess, but the maintenance battery might have failed. There are actually two batteries in your camera. That is why when it is working properly and you remove the battery, you do not loose the time and all the other settings you have made. Although the non-user changeable battery typically lasts for up to a decade, but they can fail sooner. The camera must be opened up to make the change. You need to take the camera to a repairman or call Nikon USA for an RMA so they can change it for you.

Set the exposure mode to "M" (Manual). You'll have to set both the aperture and shutter speed yourself.You'll also get no exposure assistance from the camera's light meter. You can review the picture after taking one and/or use the histogram to tune the exposure.

Once you can see them on your phone, Then you can send them thru your email, So if you can see them on your phone after you take them, Then its your phone not set up right, Tony

Check your lens for fingerprinst on the rear element

Make sure you set the camera's release mode to one of the two remote modes. See "Release Mode" in the manual (page 65 in my copy). Also, make sure you have a clear line-of-sight between the remote and the sensor on the front of the camera.

Have you tries cleaning the battery and camera terminals with some isopropyl alcohol and a qtip?