Error Messages - Nikon Coolpix S1 User Manual

Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in
the monitor and how to deal with them.
Display
(Flashes)
WARNING ! !
BATTERY EXHAUSTED
AF●
(● fl ashes red)
(Flashes)
INITIALIZING LENS
CANNOT FOCUS
WARNING!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE
CAMERA TO FINISH
RECORDING
MEMORY CARD IS
WRITE PROTECTED
THIS CARD
CANNOT BE USED
WARNING ! ! THIS
CARD CANNOT BE READ
(Flashes)
CARD IS NOT
FORMATTED
(Flashes)
FORMAT
NO
OUT OF MEMORY
or
86
Problem
Clock not set.
Battery exhausted.
Camera cannot focus.
Slow shutter speed.
Pictures may be blurred.
Camera cannot focus.
Camera turned off or
pressed during recording.
Write-protect switch is in "lock"
position.
Error accessing memory card.
Memory card has not been for-
matted for use in camera.
Camera in shooting mode: In-
suffi cient memory to record pic-
tures at current settings.
Camera connected to computer:
Not enough memory to record in-
formation need for transfer.
Solution
Set clock.
Turn camera off and replace
battery.
Use focus lock to focus on an-
other subject at same distance,
then recompose picture.
Use fl ash, or steady camera us-
ing tripod, by placing camera
on level surface, or by holding
camera in both hands with el-
bows against torso.
Wait until lens is initialized and
camera has zoomed out to wid-
est angle.
Message clears from display
button
automatically when recording
is complete.
Slide write-protect to "write"
position.
• Use approved card.
• Check that connectors are
clean.
• Turn camera off and confi rm
that memory card is correctly
inserted.
Press multi selector up to high-
light FORMAT and press center
to format card, or turn camera
off and replace card.
• Choose new image mode.
• Remove memory card and use
internal memory or insert new
memory card.
• Delete pictures.
Delete unwanted pictures and
try again.
12–13
7, 8–9
16
2, 15,
19
15
16
10
82
—
10–11
79,
10–11
59
10–11
17, 68
17,
68