20 Most Recent Nikon D50 Digital Camera - Page 3 Questions & Answers

The Date command is in the Setup menu. See pages 10 and 68 of the manual.

Try to put PTPUSB.inf into C:\WINDOWS\inf directory

You can download it here:
http://www.infdump.com/download-inf-files_new.php/inffiles/P/PTPUSB.INF/5.1.2600.0/download.html

The D50 works with SD cards. Your 4GB card is actually an SDHC card. While it fits into the slot, it will only work with devices specifically designed to accept SDHC cards. The D50 wasn't. It only works with SD cards, 2GB and smaller.

Press cursor-up/down to cycle through the different views of your picture to find one you like.

The D50 works with SD cards. Your 4GB card is actually an SDHC card. While it fits into the slot, it will only work with devices specifically designed to accept SDHC cards. The D50 wasn't. It only works with SD cards, 2GB and smaller.

Hi there:Could be a problem with the CCD (the light sensitive chip that produces the image) or the connection to it. If the lines are present on photos after they are downloaded and / or printed, it points to this problem. while your camera is not on any current list of cameras for possible free repair, the information at the link below may be of interest to you since more and more newer models have the identical problem: Click on or copy and paste the link into your browser... CCD Sensor ProblemsIn this link, other owners with this problem obtain certain commets:support/canon_fs100_fullyHope this helps; also keep in mind that your feedback is important and I`ll appreciate your time and consideration if you leave some testimonial comment about this answer.Thank you for using FixYa, have a nice day.

Hi there:Some symptoms of a defective CCD include distorted images or abnormal colors, scratchy purple lines, blank or black pictures, and/or black videos with good sound being recorded on the camera's flash card.A CCD problem would explain the lines on your pictures and the lines on the LCD (since the CCD is used to feed the live image). CCD (Charge Coupled Device) is one of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras.When a picture is taken, the CCD is struck by light coming through the camera's lens. Each of the thousands or millions of tiny pixels that make up the CCD convert this light into electrons. The number of electrons, usually described as the pixel's accumulated charge, is measured, then converted to a digital value. This last step occurs outside the CCD, in a camera component called an analog-to-digital converter.In order to correct this issue, the repair facility needs to replace the CCD. This is not something you may do on your own; check this article for additional details:Bad CCDs. This, isn't a good new, but hope helps to solve it.Hope this helps; also keep in mind that your feedback is important and I`ll appreciate your time and consideration if you leave some testimonial comment about this answer.Thank you for using FixYa, have a nice day.

I haven't heard of any firmware to fix this but you're not alone. A number of people suffer the problem. Rather than me just copying and pasting try googling "Nikon D50 mirror Lockup problem. There's plenty to read up on. You should find a solution, good luck.

well i had only the clock icon flashing and after setting the date and clicking an enter on it disappeared my battery icon's all good...about the battery thing i would recall what happened before the icon started to flash might be helpful maybe the inner spring got a damage or the upper sheet metal or membrane as you please has something... cause it happened to me couple of years ago but it got solved and i cannot remember how sorry...definitely there is an easy solution cause i had not had to take it anywhere...

It is possible that the small built in back-up battery is failing or has failed. This battery is built in and recharged by the main camera battery, three (3) days of charging will recharge it and it should last for approx one (1) month. For more detail refer to page 69 of the User Manual at the bottom of the page.

If this does not fix the problem, then you may have to get a Nikon Service Agent to check the camera.

Hope this helps
Ian561

Possible failure of the sensor. Due to cost of part not worth repair.

R10 is not a error code, it tells you how many pictures (on average) the camera can shoot before it has to stop and clear its internal memory by writing to the SD card.Is there a card in the camera? It will not fire without one. Also, if you have taken 20 or 30 thousand exposures, then the electronic switch (not the button on the top) that fires the camera may be worn out.

If you aren't using a green filter then it sounds like a failure of the CMOS sensor

I have the same issues. Let me know if you got an answer.
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Inside the camera is a mirror which reflects the scene up to the viewfinder. It flips out of the way when you press the shutter button. When the mirror flips up, the shutter opens and exposes the sensor. When you look inside, if the mirror is stuck in an up position, you will not see anything in the viewfinder. However, the mirror is super delicate....do not touch its surface or try to force it.

I had the same exact problem. I did some research on this issue. Apparently The D50 will not work with a memory card above 2gb. I swapped my 4gb to the 2gb and solved the issue. Good luck.

No. There are hardware differences that prevent SDHC cards from working in devices designed only for SD cards. Since this is a hardware difference, no amount of firmware updating will change this.

Sorry if that wasn't the answer you wanted to see, but that's the way it is.