Top 20 Nikon D70s Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Check the MODE. With ANY camera with manual mode you can take black (underexposed) photos all day. If photos are black try and use an AUTO mode. Typical it has a GREEN Camera symbol. So many things can be set wrong on the camera and they are beyond this answer.

of course you will need a program to be able to retrieve those files, try recuva, ease use, or zero assumption to recover

Please try to charge the camera completely. Then, after it is charged, disconnect the charge cord and tun it on. This is all I can suggest with the data you shared.

Remove the lens cap. Yeah, I know, I know. But you'd be surprised.

My D70s gives error FEE on aperture display, when a lens is mounted with manual aperture ring. This ring should be locked on smallest aperture. The body closes the aperture just before taking a photo, but a manual (mechanical) setting could avoid that. You can choose the aperture with the front wheel on the body.

There is no way to disable the menu button. If the button does not function, it's broken and needs to be repaired, probably by Nikon. Given the age of the camera, repair will probably exceed its value. Sorry.

The flash solonoid is stuck,must replace it or you can try to clean it

Be sure auto focus is on; M/A on lens; AF on body (left of lens front side). Aim focus area on the closest eye. Use big opening on short tele lens, to get some isolation from background. Idea: Use an (old) fixed focus lens 105 2.5 or 50 1.8.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries. Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo management program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Your camera already has a card reader built-in. If you want a card reader for your computer, you should be able to find them at just about any department, electronics. or office-supply store. Make sure the card reader is compatible with your computer as well as with SD/SDHC cards.

The Nikon D-90 users manual says on page 256 that the ERR message indicates a camera malfunction and that it can be cleared by releasing the shutter. I've found on my D-90 that the only way I can get the shutter to release is my turning the camera off. When I turn it back on the ERR message is gone and the camera functions as it should. Occasionally, I have had to remove and reinstall the battery to make the camera turn off but this happens only rarely. The users manual says if the condition occurs frequently or persists that you should contact a Nikon authorized repair center. I suggest that you contact Nikon tech support at www.nikon.com to see what they suggest. I think this information would apply to the D-80 as well.

I don't think the charger will blink again when you put back the battery. The manual says, when the battery is placed and the charge lamp does not glow, the battery is defect. See the manual: link to manual

There are a number of apps that can do this for various cameras / models and different prices. I used an iPad2 to control my D7000 with OnOne Software and a laptop quite nicely. Have a look at this article for listings of products that work together with your hardware: http://blog.planet5d.com/2011/02/awesome-ways-an-ipadiphone-can-be-your-dslr-hdslr-remote-control/

Take off lens. Is mirror up or down? If mirror is stuck up motor or shutter failure. Is the shutter open (can you see the image sensor?). Was the camera impacted?

The short term solution is to take the SD memory card out of the camera and download it to the computer using an inexpensive card reader or, if your computer has one, its built in SD card reader. As far as troubleshooting the camera, I would first try a new USB cable from the camera to the computer. If that does not work, you can send the camera out for repair or just abandon use of the direct camera to computer method and us the card reader.

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This can be due to many issues. Check the battery to be sure it's charged. Be sure the lens in seated properly. You may want to remove the lens and replace it. It could be a defective CF card. Try replacing your CF mem card with a different one. Let me know.

Format the memory card. See page 21 of this manual: http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D70_en.pdf