Nikon COOLPIX S200 Digital Camera - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

This is more a software issue than an actual camera problem. May I suggest you repost this in a forum dealing with computers, where there may be someone who has solved this issue.

If your battery is known GOOD. (I still think it could be the battery) Then the only last ditch effort you can do is RESET the camera. The operation is in the TOOL menu. It changes ALL your settings to factory default. If this does not help keep the battery cool then you have a severe electrical problem with the camera OR a BAD BATTERY.

The image sensor in the Coolpix S200 is not self cleaning. There are a number of videos on YouTube that say they show you how to clean it, but unless your camera is really effected by a dirty sensor and you are very skilled at disassembling tiny electronic devices, I wouldn't recommend them.

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 ).

Use a micro cloth or eye glass cloth thats it no water no comet.

Most cameras have a menu go there and look for a red or green word FORMAT and push it it will erase everything make sure you exported your pictures first.

press the flash symbol to open the flash menu, now using same selection ring of buttons navigate to the setting you require, press "OK" to confirm. you can download a replacement manual file here (PDF), you can save it to your computer/laptop.

You don't need any special software. 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 or FireWire). 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, despite what I said first, you can use any photo management program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Do you really need a driver? 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 or FireWire). 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 ).

The two most likely possibilities are that either the camera is not charging the battery although it indicates it is or there may be a shorted or defective circuit in the camera that is draining the battery. To test for this, buy an inexpensive external battery charger (Adorama.com has several model at low cost) and see if the camera works after charging the battery on the external charger. If it works, the problem is in the camera's charging circuit and you will be able to use your camera on externally charged batteries. If that does not solve the problem, replacing the camera may be the cheep way out.

for a digital camera to view an image they need to be in a folder named DCIM so when you are in windows it should look like (D:)\DCIM your drive letter may not be D it is random

See http://www.fixya.com/support/r13011856-lens_error

No. Nor will it charge through the USB port. It uses the MH-63 battery charger or equivalent. See page 12 of this manual. If you need a charger, there are several available here.

Greetings - I suspect you purchased a third party battery (I've done the same to save some $$) sometimes with good results and sometimes not so good 8^(.

I suspect the camera message re: BATTERY TEMPERATURE HIGH is quite right as the battery spec for that camera is 3.7V. As you probably know from dealing with other cameras, a .1 or .2 V over or under is usually is not a problem., but 4.7V vs the required spec of 3.7V is not going to work out at all.

I suggest you contact the battery seller and let them know they sold you a defective part, assuming of course that it is a replacement part for the Nikon EN-EL10 that the camera calls for.

Good Luck and Thanks for using Fix Ya.

Mikeywaf

Yes. Tap MENU to bring up the menu screen. Tap the wrench icon to bring up the setup menu. Language is the eleventh item on this menu.

Tap MENU to bring up the menu screen. Tap the wrench icon to bring up the setup menu. Language is the eleventh item on this menu.

Download the pics you wish to save and format the memory card and see if that works.

Sure it is. Here are some troubleshooting steps for that problem. And here's a video summary of the steps:

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.

Try the procedures in this tip.