Nikon D - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals - Page 8

I recommend to bring to any local repair shop or Nikon USA. Local repair shop would charge cheaper, because the they only will change the defective motor instead of ass\'y. Price would be very like $70 to $215.

Filters must be the right size for each lens. For example the 18-105mm kit lens that comes with most D-90 kits uses a 67mm filter. They thread into the main lens. It is always safer to put a clear or UV filter on your camera lens to protect the expensive lens glass. You can thread another type of lens onto it as easily as you can your base lens. Be sure and do not force a threaded lens filter onto your lens or you will damage the expensive lens. It should thread on easily and do not over tighten it.

The clock battery is internal and cannot be removed or replaced except by a technician. It is recharged by your regular rechargeable battery, so there is no separate charging procedure. If you find that your clock and other permanent settings are being list when you remove your regular battery for charging, then it's an issue with the internal battery and should go to repair.

• turn off remove and re insert the batteries first
• remove the memory card
• turn on the unit . if the hour glass does not appear try inserting a different memory card .
• if this works your camera may have trouble reading the old card

I dont know what you did or didnt do send it to nikon they will tell younwhat the problem is how much it cost to fix and how long it takes to fix then they send it back to you if its under their warranty they fix it free.

have you tried removing the battery

If you managed to press the lightening cable form a iPhone 5(s) or 6 into the camera's mini USB connector, you must have broken the connector. I wonder if a repair is worth paying for, because the D60 is not that expensive second hand and a repair could cost over 200 dollar. If you pressed the plug into the connector, some plastic parts must have come out, making it possible the metal contacts created a shortage. (Your battery will be empty by now) I can't advice you to do what to do, but I can describe what I would try if I had the same problem. First I would remove the battery, because some USB contacts could be connected to the battery. Don't make a shortage while the battery is still in. Under a loupe with a bright light, I would try to pull out the plastic from the connector. Then check if and where a shortage is. I would try to undo the shortage and isolate the pins. Only then I would try to switch on the camera again, knowing I never could use the USB port again. If the camera would again switch on, I would again switch it off and remove the battery. Then taking care I would isolate all contacts forever, perhaps with some 2 component glue. Carfull not to connect points again. For transferring pictures I should use an external memory card reader and keeping the USB port closed forever. It is a pity I don't have the D60 manual,because in the D50 the side where the USB connector is, is easy to remove, so you could even remove the connector from the camera, or disconnect it from the circuit board. Everything hypothetical and don't blame me, if your camera never will work again. I checked on iFixit, but they did not started a repair guide yet. Nikon D60 Repair

Insert the card to your computer with a card reader. Run a photo recovery tool on it. Give this one a try if you're a Mac user. Recover Digital Photo Music and Video on Mac OS

It sounds like your power switch is defective since both power sources fail.

RETURN IT TO SELLER.... AND EBAY OR PAYPAL WILL GET INVOLVED.

Is this actually preventing you from shooting? Normally, the r-number shows up when you press the shutter release button to show the number of shots you can take in the current burst before the buffer fills up. It shouldn't keep you from shooting.

Your camera error is mostly like motor (aperture control unit) failing cause 90%, or 10% would be actually shutter unit defective.

Make sure you're using a lens that worked before on this camera.. many consumer bodies lack the built in focus motor, so you must purchase lenses that have the motor built into the lens. If it lacks a motor - no auto focus will be possible. Remove and re-seat the lens. Make sure that any Aperture ring on the lens barrel is set to the smallest (largest number f22) possible. Make sure any and all Auto / Manual Focus switches are set to A or Auto. Try taking a picture in broad daylight - or other well lit area - if the subject is very dark, the auto focus will struggle or "hunt". Let me know if these suggestions solve your problem - good luck!

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!

If you are using an older lens the aperture ring will be close to the camera body when the lens is on the camera. In order to set the aperture with a D80 and older lens you must set the aperture ring to "22" or the highest number on the aperture ring available. For newer lenses there is no aperture ring. You set the aperture by setting the dial on the top left of the D80 to "A" for Aperture Priority. You then set the aperture by rotating the front dial on the right side of the camera under the shutter release button. On older lenses, after setting the aperture ring to the highest number, you then set the aperture in the same manner.

Try switching the camera on and while it is on remove the battery. Leave it for 30 secs and replace the battery then switch it of and then on. This process sometime clears Error Codes.

Change your auto exposure to the correct settings

make sure the lens selector is set on automatic not manual. check that link, maybe something there might help?

If you're in one of the PSAM modes then don't pop up the flash. You can use the Auto-No-Flash mode by turning the mode dial to the position after the green Auto mode (a lighting bolt in a circle with a slash through it).

Do you mean the BM-11, or really the glass, covering the monitor? because the last is not possible. To see how to replace a complete monitor, visit ifixit.com, because they do these kind of repairs. They show the pictures or even video. The BM-11, if you don't have a battery grip (if you have, first remove the grip) then from the under side with a finger nail, click it forward, under the word Nikon on the BM-11.