I need a CCD for my Nikon Coolpix 8700

how do i preview the movie on the nikon coolpix 8700? and how canu able to takemoviefor long time,while to me its take about 30sec only?

Hi,

This is highly suggestive of faulty CCD sensor. Unfortunately, repair would be more expensive than buying a new camera.You could read more about CCD sensor from :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor

CCD sensor is responsible for capturing the images to your camera.

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

Hope i helped you.

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Having gone a month without a response, I assume using a card reader solved the problem.

I am not sure, but you may try http://www.retrevo.com/.

1) the cord may have fraied wires you may need to buy a new one.
-or just buy a memory card reader no software nessisary just drag and drop.

Here's a link to download the 8700 manual as a PDF file. https://georgetownphoto.fotosource.com/downloads/camera_manuals/Nikon/DigitalCameras/Coolpix8700.pdf

Same problem that would not allow me to take a picture without pressing the LOCK button on my Nikon 8700. Here is how I believe I fixed the problem:

Turn the camera ON.

Press MENU button on your camera to bring up the menu.

Scroll down to SET-UP, open the SET-UP menu by scrolling right.

In the SET-UP menu, scroll all the way down to FUNC (Controls) on page 2/3 , open the FUNC (Controls) menu by scrolling right.

You are now presented with 2 options:FUNC and AE-L, AF-L)

Select the FUNC option by right scrolling.

Choose the 2nd option: i.e the mountain, flower and timer icon (distance, macro and self-timer icon) by right scrolling.

Press the MENU button to get out of the menu.

Attempt to take a picture without pressing LOCK.

Should work! Anyways, it worked for me.

Cheers.

This is not a solution , but only a work around. If you do at least 1/3 zoom on your lens before clicking a photo, these lines will not appear. But this not not a convenient way I agree.
Also this surely means that the CCD is not the problem otherwise it would have never worked ( electronic parts cant simply dont start to work when you zoom ringht ? ). Surely Nikon is fixing the issue, but cheating the customers by charging for a part is not defective in the first place

Bad news is that it is CCD sensor that seems faulty ( and only way to repair this fault is to replace the CCD block ) but the good news is that Nikon repairs this problem free of charge on this model even if your warranty has expired. Contact Nikon and have a new CCD sensor installed.

Look in www.27dx.com web of repair cameras