Warning Displays
Warning messages displayed in the control panel and viewfinder
Control panel
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Viewfinder
Lens aperture ring is not locked at
minimum aperture.
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Low battery.
• Battery exhausted.
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• Battery information not available.
No lens attached, or non-CPU lens
attached without specifying maximum
aperture. Aperture shown in stops
from maximum aperture.
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Camera unable to focus using
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autofocus.
Subject too bright; photo will be
overexposed.
Subject too dark; photo will be
underexposed.
selected in mode
dial rotated to S.
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Nikon Speedlight that does not
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support i-TTL flash control attached
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and set to TTL.
Explanation
Lock ring at minimum aperture (largest f/-number).
Ready fully-charged spare battery.
• Exchange with fully-charged spare battery.
• Battery cannot be used in camera.
Aperture value will be displayed if maximum aperture
is specified.
Focus manually.
• Choose lower sensitivity.
• Use optional neutral density (ND) filter.
• In exposure mode:
• Choose a higher sensitivity (ISO equivalency)
• Use optional Speedlight.
• In exposure mode:
and mode
Change shutter speed or select mode
Change flash mode setting on optional Speedlight.
Remedy
Increase shutter speed
Choose smaller aperture (larger f/-number)
Lower shutter speed
Choose a larger aperture (smaller f/-number)
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