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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on.
Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on the photos I take. Your help will be appreciated, especially if you had a similar problem with this camera. thanks Anthony |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
I have a 5700 but have not had this problem but with other problems sometime
the solution can be a reset. Take the battery out for about a minute and then put it back in and see if that does the trick. It's worked on a few things like this that have happened to me. Trey Selman "Anthony" wrote in message oups.com... The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on. Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on the photos I take. Your help will be appreciated, especially if you had a similar problem with this camera. thanks Anthony |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
How does it show on the photos you take?
Are they spoilt when you copy them to a PC? Are they not being written correctly to the card? -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "Anthony" wrote in message oups.com... : The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on. : Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the : image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, : etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it : was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on : the photos I take. : : Your help will be appreciated, especially if you had a similar problem : with this camera. : : thanks : Anthony : |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
Yes, they are spoiled when I preview them on the camera and when I copy
them to the PC. Horizontal discolored bars appear on the images! Interestingly enough, the monitor and viewfinder do not flicker when I use them to preview the photos on my card. Joan wrote: How does it show on the photos you take? Are they spoilt when you copy them to a PC? Are they not being written correctly to the card? -- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "Anthony" wrote in message oups.com... : The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on. : Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the : image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, : etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it : was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on : the photos I take. : : Your help will be appreciated, especially if you had a similar problem : with this camera. : : thanks : Anthony : |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
I was just going to mention that.
-- Joan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly "Ed Ruf" wrote in message ... : On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:11:08 -0400, in rec.photo.digital Ed Ruf : wrote: : : On 25 Jul 2006 11:50:34 -0700, in rec.photo.digital "Anthony" : wrote: : : The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on. : Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the : image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, : etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it : was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on : the photos I take. : : The flickering shows on photos taken when viewed where? Do you see : artifacts when viewing them on a PC? : : Do you have the Shutter Release Speed option set to Quick Response in : the Set UP Menu, as detailed on p. 127 of the fine manual? This will : lower the quality of the live preview, but will not effect the final : image when viewed elsewhere. : : I just remembered Nikon has issued a service advisory which included : the 5700. : http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin...i=&p_topview=1 : -- : Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 ) : http://EdwardGRuf.com |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
Yes, I found out that this is a known issue with the 5700 and a couple
of other models. I sent the camera to Nikon for a free (I hope) repair. Thanks for your replies, Anthony |
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Nikon 5700: Monitor and viewfinder flicker
I just had the same problem. I live near Nikon's USA headquarters so I
brought the camera there and they fixed it free of charge. It needed a new CCD. On 25 Jul 2006 11:50:34 -0700, "Anthony" wrote: The problem started several days ago when I turned my Nikon 5700 on. Monitor and viewfinder were flickering so much that I couldn't see the image. I played around with the controls (power on-off, zoom in-out, etc) until I thought the problem was suddenly fixed. Unfortunately it was not fixed. There is random unpredictable flickering which shows on the photos I take. Your help will be appreciated, especially if you had a similar problem with this camera. thanks Anthony |
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