experience in this ? It's not the memory card, flash charging, aperture ring, battery and I've tried all different settings including Auto. The camera is a year old and I do take lots of pictures. I noticed it getting bad on my last vacation on the beach, lots of wind and sand. Could sand have gotten in the camera and should I bring it in to a camera shop and have it looked at ?
2007-12-07 11:41:04 · 7 answers · asked by April First 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Yes, I have experienced it, shutter release does not work and a blank (--) f/number indication. Try turning it off, remove the battery, leave it out for 30 seconds while power switch is ON and depressing the shutter release, turn power switch off, reinsert the battery, then turn it back on. It worked for me.
2007-12-07 12:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Schmo Photo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think sand got into the camera in a major way, unless you were changing lenses under those conditions.
Sand working it's way under the button and mechanically preventing the shutter release button from travelling enough to make electrical contact sounds plausible.
If that is the case, then I am with Anotoni that using compressed air is a 50/50 proposition. Actually, it may be worse than that. I don't think that there is any chance that it would blow dirt further into the camera body and effect something like the sensor, though.
The best thing you can do is take it to a pro camera shop. Most of them can fix what they sell in-house for these types of problems and they also usually give the camera a thorough cleaning as a freebie.
I am not sure about this for Nikon, but there have been reports that being continually in a very high humidity environment has led to the growth of fungus on the shutter release contacts, preventing it from functioning. I have only heard of this in locations like Malaysia which have tropical forestation and it's not a common problem even then.
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2007-12-07 12:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by Seamless_1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If "none of the above" seem to help, check to see what focus mode you are in. Press the "AF" button to toggle through three different focus modes. (See page 29 in your manual for the location of the button.)
In AF-A (default) and AF-S, the shutter can only be released if you are able to focus and the in-focus indicator is displayed. If you are in AF-C, you can release the shutter regardless of focus status. If you have moved the switch on the lens to the "M" position, it doesn't matter, because you can release the shutter whether you are in focus or not. You also have to flip the focus mode selector (near the lens release button) to "M" to focus manually.
Anyhow, there are various combinations of modes and switches related to focus. It's easy to see how you might stumble upon a combination that would "lock out" the shutter button. I'd guess that the focus mode selector switch, which seems redundant to me, might have gotten bumped into the wrong position.
Also, I do not know how non-CPU lenses would work with the D80. You should be able to just shoot with manual focus and things will work fine. You might be using a non-Nikon lens that is somehow incompatible with your camera, but I guess you would have already considered trying one of your Nikon lenses to check this out.
Actually, I hope my answer finds your problem, because the other (more likely) solutions are not a pleasant thought!
2007-12-07 17:59:50 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Could sand have gotten in the camera and should I bring it in to a camera shop and have it looked at ?"
- thats a great answer - you should
do i need to lecture about sand and water? - no i'll save it for the next person takes there camera to the beach without protecting it
Edit: compressed air is a 50/50 idea - what if it blows the sand further into the camera? - like onto the sensor, or into the curcuitry? the repairer i use would open it up before spraying - i hope
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2007-12-07 11:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by Antoni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, NEVER use compressed air on your camera. That is a guaranteed way of driving dust and grit into even more delicate parts of your camera. It can possibly damage your shutter and sensor. Compressed air is great for tires and air mattresses and beach balls, etc. Also,never use any liquid on your camera.
Second, take your camera in for repairs.
2007-12-08 02:15:24 · answer #5 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Edwin makes more sense than the rest of them combined. The compressed air that comes out of the can can damage your camera more than you want to. First, like Edwin said, it can drive dust or sand further into the camera, and secondly, expanding gasses (like the air in those cans) gets very cold when coming out and if you don't know how to use it, they will harm the delicate electronics in your unit, forcing you to purchase a new unit.
2007-12-08 05:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a can of air for cleaning computer keyboards and shoot it under the button. If that doesn't fix the problem you should have a repair shop look at it. The first thing they will try is likely the air can.
2007-12-07 11:44:44 · answer #7 · answered by Automation Wizard 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋