When I turn the camera on to take a picture, the screen appears black. When I press the picture button, the flash works, camera clicks like it has taken a pic but no pic appears on the screen & screen remains blank. I can view old photos on the memory card that were taken previously but not new photos. Everything else seems to work fine...all menu items and such. Will this be an easy fix? Or should I just buy a new camera?
PER007 in solution #3 is correct.
I had the same problem with my CoolPix5400 and this resolved the issue.
Http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=RaHFEn7j&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=&p_prods=0&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=0&cat_lvl1=0&p_search_text=5400&srch_btn_submit=%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0Search%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl
look for service advisory and then print it and send to service
PER007 was correct on the service advisory repair direct from Nikon.
Visit: http://www.nikonusa.com/email_images/nikonusa/service_advisory/launch_all.html
Fill out the forms and send in your camera and they will fix your unit. Mine works now and I had the black LCD issue as the above have.
Hope this helps!
Sean-Colin
Nikon has a service advisory: Please read below.
Service advisory - Nikon 1.07
Service Advisory: COOLPIX 3500, 4500, 5000 and 5400 digital cameras
Certain electronic image components in Nikon COOLPIX 3500, COOLPIX 4500, COOLPIX 5000 and COOLPIX 5400 digital cameras may, on rare occasions, fail. Failure is most likely to occur when the camera is used in extreme conditions.
According to Nkon, look for the following symptoms:
If a faulty component is discovered, Nikon will replace it free of charge, even if your warranty has already expired. Contact Nikon in your country for more information.
Check Nikon service advisory at: http://www.nikonusa.com/Service-And-Supp... 3100, 3500, 4500, 5000, 5400, 5700, and SQ Service Advisory.html
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I have the same problem.....do anyone have suggestions or is it best to get a new camera?
Have you checked the display mode you're in? If you have the display set to off (to save power) and also the picture review time set to off, then you'll just see a black screen. Try pressing the 'Disp.' button below the screen when the camera is on - it should cycle through different settings with each press: Off, On, On with picture info. Similarly, in the playback mode this will show you more or less info about the picture you are viewing.
Even if the display is switched off, if you have your 'review' option in the menu set to anything other than Off (i.e. 2 seconds), then you should see the picture you've taken appear on the screen straight after taking it.
If it's not that, then I don't know the answer....
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I have the identical problem. Camera not used for some time. Charged battery. All menus work, old pictures retrievable but black screen and black pictures when I shoot.
The 5400 screen is black, but the menus work. I can view pictures on the memory card. The flash works, but no picture just black.
I have charged the battery, reset the camera to factory specs in the setup menu. The problem still persist.
Tom
Soory, I posted in the wrong spot! I'm having the same issue with the black screen. Please....do anyone know what to do?
I have the same problem and try to get help from them or someone. It does not work when I set the dial on the green,P,S,A,M,Scene and Camcorder mode. I didn't do anything wrong to it, it just doesn't work.
Black screen when in picture mode cant take.
I have a black view screen but I can still take pictures and download them. I can see that the screen turns on but it comes up black.
It's really weird, I can use everything,
all the menu's are working,
but every time I turn the camera to automatic, it's starts to make crackling sounds en the screen turns black.
pictures can be taken, but are black also...
screen is blank, camera flashes, but no pictures, menus work
when i click for taking a pic,
the camera itself changes the mode without taking the picture.
turn on camera, there is a black screen and it takes a black picture. Then when I take a second picture the screen reappars as normal and takes a normal picture.
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