Nikon is a renowned brand that manufactures a range of
professional cameras to take high-quality photos and videos. Such types of cameras
are primarily used for professional photography, such as in the fields of
modeling and portfolio, wildlife photography, and more where the stills must be
perfect. Such HD cameras require immense care to function flawlessly not only
while in use, but also when kept aside. However, in spite of acting carefully,
scenarios like camera flashing random errors due to internal issues might be out
of control. Consequently, you lose all the photos and stuff saved on the memory
card installed in it.
Errors Flashing in Digital Cameras
Random Error Messages
Though you can recover lost or
unintentionally deleted photos intact with commercial camera photo recovery software, taking precautionary measures is certainly
a wise as well as fruitful decision. On the other hand, when you come across
random or a particular error flashing repeatedly and you are not able to take
photos, you need to act wisely and fix the errors at the earliest.
Errors Flashing in Digital Cameras
The error message flashing on the
LCD of your Nikon DSLR could be due to any random cause, and you might not be
able to figure out what that error intends to convey. In other words, each
error code refers to certain issue that has some consequences associated with
it. You need to figure out the issue and fix it at the earliest to prevent
further issues.
When it comes to figure out what a particular error
conveys and how it can be fixed, you might need to take the help of experts. Before
that, you need to make sure that the error is not due to improper installation
of lens, low battery power, or a like cause. A similar error message flashed in
Nikon DSLR camera is displayed below along with its resolution:
When you see FEE or F-- error
flashing on the LCD screen of your Nikon DSLR, you might get worry lines on
your forehead, wondering what this error is about. What does this error message
convey? Well, you need to make sure that the lens is mounted properly. This
error flashes usually when the camera fails to control the range of aperture of
the lens. In fact, some camera lenses require manual setting of the aperture.
Check if your lens has mechanical aperture ring. If it does, you need to rotate
the aperture to its smallest value (i.e. the highest value of f-number).
With the aforementioned lens
aperture setting, use the aperture-locking switch to lock the settings and
prevent the error encountering repeatedly.
“The FEE or F-- error message says that there is no proper interaction
between both the camera and lens. As per the general reasons, this error
appears when the electronic contacts are not designed properly or the lens does
not have electronic contacts. Alternatively, there might be improper
installation of the lens that is causing the error.”
Warning: While installing and/or removing a lens, make sure you
apply pressure in the right direction. Otherwise, the lens could get damaged or
scratched.
In case the error occurs
repeatedly after certain interval, make sure the lens and camera contacts are
not dirty. Usually when these contacts are dirty or dust accumulated; such
errors codes do flash.
As you can see in the image (in
the highlighted part), the pins on the lens are spring-loaded, which must be
able to spring in and spring out properly to keep the lens function properly.
In case any of the pins is not able to function properly, this indicates issues
with the lens and it requires service.
Random Error Messages
Apart from this, such cameras
sometimes flash random error messages where each error message is associated
with a specific issue. In such a situation, you need to figure out what the
errors refer to, and then fix them individually. If some error messages convey
problems like power issues, camera fails to read memory card, card is full and
cannot save more photos, etc., you must figure out the exact cause and fix that
at the earliest. Mentioned below are some like error messages:
Blinking “Err” message
The “Err” message flashing
repeatedly in the upper left corner of the LCD of your Nikon DSLR conveys a
that there is some sort of malfunctioning in the camera. However, you cannot
consider this error message indicating the camera is bad or a like issue is
there, but the actual cause of the error is oily or greasy contacts. You can
easily fix the issue by cleaning the contacts on both the camera and lens with
a dry cloth after dismounting the lens. You may also try another fix if the
issue persists after cleaning the contacts and lens; take out the battery and
install it again, and then turn on the camera.
If the error persists even after
that, there is some mechanical fault and you need to contact Nikon support to
fix it.
A triangle with “F” letter
A small triangle along with
the letter “F” shown on the LCD of the
camera refers to an error that says the camera fails to detect the lens
properly. This might be due to a bad lens or some other problem might also be
there in the camera. In case the lens is attached to the camera, make sure it
is mounted properly and no mount or dismount is there. Simply dismount the lens
and then mount it again and check if it works. If the same error flashes again,
replace the lens and try another.
With these errors flashing on the
LCD of the camera, it fails to function and requires fixing the issue at the
earliest. Alternatively, the issue might result in memory card corruption, and
hence the photos loss. The only hope left in such scenarios is camera photo recovery with a
professional photo recovery tool.
Note: Before beginning with the recovery, please ensure the recovery tool
is reliable and efficient to go with.
