20 Most Recent Nikon D3000 Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Set your camera for AF CONTINUOUS the rest is in the menu with how many shots you want Please read the manual for your camera

The most common causes of blurry pictures are not holding the camera still and correctly pressing the shutter release button or using a slow shutter speed. Let\'s talk about properly holding your camera first. Always hold your camera with both hands. With an SLR such as yours, grip the left side of the camera with your left hand and cradle the camera from underneath with your right hand using you thumb and index fingers to zoom. Hold your arms so that both elbows rest on either side of your chest and brace the top of the camera against your forehead. This forms a rigid triangle of support. The second thing you must do is properly press the shutter release button. Do not poke the button because you will jerk the camera and that can cause blur. Instead, start to press the button gradually increasing the pressure until the shutter trips. It should trip almost by surprise. This is very similar to how a marksman pulls the trigger on a gun. Assuming that you are holding your camera correctly, not "punching" your shutter button and your camera is not defective, here are two easy ways to solve your problem. First, you could use the manual exposure mode and keep your shutter speed at 1/500 second or faster. Second, go to the "S" shutter priority mode and set the shutter speed above 1/500 second. Your camera will automatically adjust the f-stop (lens diaphragm opening) and "film speed" for proper exposure. Please let me know if this resolved your problem.

When I have this problem on my D-90, I can usually fix it by turning the camera off and back on. Occasionally, I have had to remove and reinstall the battery. My D-90 manual says that this is a camera malfunction error and that it can be fixed by releasing the shutter. Unfortunately, when I have this error, the shutter won't release without turning the camera off. The manual also says that if this problem occurs frequently or persists to contact an authorized service center. I suggest you contact Nikon tech support at www.nikon.com, first, to see what they have to suggest.

The software is available as a free download on the Nikon website at www.nikon.com.

If you have not done so, go to the Nikon website at www.nikon.com and download the free Nikon transfer software. Install it on your computer. Once you do, you will be able to transfer both raw and jpg photos from your camera. If you are shooting all raw photos, Windows will not recognize nef file extensions without adding the proper codecs. The Nikon software lets you do this.

All SD cards I have ever seen can be locked with a little slide on the left side as you face the label. if the slide is up, the card is unlocked and can be used for taking pictures. If the slide is down, it is in the locked position, which prevents it from overwriting anything that is currently on the card. Before you unlock it you may want to verify that all pictures on the card (if any) have been saved because once you start using the card and overwriting its contents, the pictures are gone forever. If the card is empty, just unlock it, format it and start taking pictures

All SD cards I have ever seen can be locked with a little slide on the left side as you face the label. if the slide is up, the card is unlocked and can be used for taking pictures. If the slide is down, it is in the locked position, which prevents it from overwriting anything that is currently on the card. Before you unlock it you may want to verify that all pictures on the card (if any) have been saved because once you start using the card and overwriting its contents, the pictures are gone forever. If the card is empty, just unlock it, format it and start taking pictures

All SD cards I have ever seen can be locked with a little slide on the left side as you face the label. if the slide is up, the card is unlocked and can be used for taking pictures. If the slide is down, it is in the locked position, which prevents it from overwriting anything that is currently on the card. Before you unlock it you may want to verify that all pictures on the card (if any) have been saved because once you start using the card and overwriting its contents, the pictures are gone forever. If the card is empty, just unlock it, format it and start taking pictures

All SD cards I have ever seen can be locked with a little slide on the left side as you face the label. if the slide is up, the card is unlocked and can be used for taking pictures. If the slide is down, it is in the locked position, which prevents it from overwriting anything that is currently on the card. Before you unlock it you may want to verify that all pictures on the card (if any) have been saved because once you start using the card and overwriting its contents, the pictures are gone forever. If the card is empty, just unlock it, format it and start taking pictures

All SD cards I have ever seen can be locked with a little slide on the left side as you face the label. if the slide is up, the card is unlocked and can be used for taking pictures. If the slide is down, it is in the locked position, which prevents it from overwriting anything that is currently on the card. Before you unlock it you may want to verify that all pictures on the card (if any) have been saved because once you start using the card and overwriting its contents, the pictures are gone forever. If the card is empty, just unlock it, format it and start taking pictures.

If you can get the lens fixed or replaced under warranty, you should do that while you can. Otherwise, a small chip should not impact the quality of pictures you get so long as it's on the edge. I've seen many inexpensive lenses that had many chips around the edge and still took decent pictures.

I may be mistaken but I think that 32 Gb is the most any Nikon can handle. I suggest that you contact Nikon technical support at www.Nikon.com and discuss this with them. They can confirm the maximum size of the SD card and help you troubleshoot if the 64 Gb card is OK.

Before you do anything, verify that your battery is fully charged. Be aware that rechargeable batteries do fail after a time and your battery charger could also fail. Buy a second battery if you do not already have one and try that. Also, replace your battery charger. Or, if you have a voltmeter, simply measure the battery voltage to eliminate both the battery and charger as a cause. The other thing I would do, is make sure the battery contacts in the camera and on the battery are clean. If that does not solve your problem, I would contact the nearest Nikon USA repair depot for repair information. You will find there locations in your D3000 manual.

If this is a new camera, it should still be under warranty. I suggest you contact Nikon before doing anything else to determine if the repair would be covered under warranty. Nikon also would be in a position to advise you as to what the problem might be so that in the event that the repair is not covered under warranty, you don't replace the wrong thing.

I think you're in for a repair that could be expensive. Check Nikon tech support at www.nikon.com and see what they advise. I don't think abuse such as dropping the camera is covered under the warranty but Nikon may be able to suggest something that might help you avoid having to send the camera in for repair.

SD and Micro SD memory cards SD and Micro SD memory cards has a small slide switch on the edge of the card, which write protects data on the memory card or add photos to the SD card. Slide the switch from the LOCK position to the UNLOCK position, which is furthest away from the contacts. ALTERNATE WAY TO TRANSFER PHOTOS TO COMPUTER If your photos are stored on the memory card, then remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into an USB memory card reader. Connect this USB memory card reader and memory card into the USB port of your working computer. Your computer will see this as an USB Mass Storage Device or an external storage device; you can then open the folder on the memory card and copy the photos to your computer. Memory card reader is a handy device and is inexpensive. You can copy photos from other cameras and you can also download photos off your memory card to someone else's computer without the need of installing any programs.

Make sure you ha e the charger plugged in the wall, thats a common mistake then put battery in port make sure it clicks in tight the light will start to blink the its charging. When it stops blinking it is charged

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The manual can be had from Nikon directly, here. The blurry results are probably due to an improper mode focus selection. Are you using a supported lens? A list of supported lenses is provided on pg. 157 of the manual, but this chart is easier to understand. Some lenses have an Auto / Manual focus selector switch. Some are shown as "A-M" or "A/M-M". Set an A-M switch to A or if A/M-M to A/M for Auto focus. Additionally, auto-focus is only supported on Nikon compatible lenses that bear the AF-S or the AF-I mark with built-in motors. If you've got a compatible lens attached, there may be a setting in the menu that is causing a problem. It will be far easier to simply reset the camera to factory default state than try to go through them all. See pages 119 & 124 for the Reset Shooting Options and Reset Setup Options procedure, and try shooting again.

Hopefully that will get you going.

The flash is not available in certain exposure modes. The camera decides whether to use the flash in Auto mode, and the flash cannot be used in Landscape mode, for two examples. Try switching the camera to the Manual exposure mode. Can you use the flash then?