D810 WONT TURN ON
May 17, 2015 14:59:52 #
eddie1
Loc: Charlotte, NC
I PREMATURELY ENDED MY IMPORTING FROM THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER INSIDE LIGHTROOM. I ENDED LIGHTROOM FIRST, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAMERA, THEN UNPLUGGED BOTH ENDS OF THE CORD. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAMERA, IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. I CHANGED BATTERY, BOTH CARDS, TOOK BATTERY OUT , REHOOKED IT UP TO COMPUTER AND LIGHT ROOM, ETC ..JUST NOTHING. SENT A NOTICE TO NIKON BUT NO WORD BACK YET. DID I DO SOMETHING FATAL ? SOME KIND OF REBOOT? ANY HELP BEFORE I SEND IT IN ?
May 17, 2015 15:10:36 #
May 17, 2015 15:12:52 #
May 17, 2015 15:16:24 #
SharpShooter wrote:
I'll bet if you don't use all caps, the problem will go away!! :lol:
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May 17, 2015 15:18:23 #
May 17, 2015 22:06:30 #
eddie1
Loc: Charlotte, NC
sorry. not well versed in social media. a card reader sounds like a good idea. thanks.
May 17, 2015 22:52:18 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
eddie1 wrote:
sorry. not well versed in social media. a card reader sounds like a good idea. thanks.
With a fresh battery the camera should turn on, memory card installed or not. I'm not sure how a card reader, which has no physical connection to the camera, is going to magically turn it on. Good luck.
Edit: If it were me, I would wait for Nikon support to reply, or perhaps a local repair shop can advise.
May 18, 2015 06:18:57 #
It's good advise to use a card reader from now on. Using your camera as a card reader is asking for trouble. First of all, you could knock it off the desk while downloading, or something could snag the mini USB cord while in process, or you could damage the mini USB pins by plugging and unplugging the cord multiple times, or the battery could go dead in camera during a download causing corrupt images, and last but not least, what happened to you could happen.
It's never a good idea to stop a computer during the middle of a process such as an update, or download.
I wouldn't wait for Nikon to write! I'd call their tech support. If your camera is under warranty, I'd probably just call for a repair ticket and not tell them what happened. Just send it in for repair.
It's never a good idea to stop a computer during the middle of a process such as an update, or download.
I wouldn't wait for Nikon to write! I'd call their tech support. If your camera is under warranty, I'd probably just call for a repair ticket and not tell them what happened. Just send it in for repair.
May 18, 2015 06:54:55 #
eddie1 wrote:
I PREMATURELY ENDED MY IMPORTING FROM THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER INSIDE LIGHTROOM. I ENDED LIGHTROOM FIRST, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAMERA, THEN UNPLUGGED BOTH ENDS OF THE CORD. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAMERA, IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. I CHANGED BATTERY, BOTH CARDS, TOOK BATTERY OUT , REHOOKED IT UP TO COMPUTER AND LIGHT ROOM, ETC ..JUST NOTHING. SENT A NOTICE TO NIKON BUT NO WORD BACK YET. DID I DO SOMETHING FATAL ? SOME KIND OF REBOOT? ANY HELP BEFORE I SEND IT IN ?
It sounds like the switch isn't making contact. Google didn't help at all.
You can contact Nikon Service online and start the process. Is the camera under warranty?
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Service-And-Support/Service-And-Repair.page
May 18, 2015 07:01:42 #
Remove battery, count to 10, replace battery? (Some systems are still live when "off".)
May 18, 2015 07:05:43 #
paulrph1
Loc: Washington, Utah
eddie1 wrote:
I PREMATURELY ENDED MY IMPORTING FROM THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER INSIDE LIGHTROOM. I ENDED LIGHTROOM FIRST, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAMERA, THEN UNPLUGGED BOTH ENDS OF THE CORD. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAMERA, IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. I CHANGED BATTERY, BOTH CARDS, TOOK BATTERY OUT , REHOOKED IT UP TO COMPUTER AND LIGHT ROOM, ETC ..JUST NOTHING. SENT A NOTICE TO NIKON BUT NO WORD BACK YET. DID I DO SOMETHING FATAL ? SOME KIND OF REBOOT? ANY HELP BEFORE I SEND IT IN ?
Forget the caps they are not polite. Get a card reader not to correct the problem but to fix any future issues. Call 800-nikonusa for assistance.
May 18, 2015 08:12:51 #
Retina
Loc: Near Charleston,SC
Longshadow wrote:
Remove battery, count to 10, replace battery? (Some systems are still live when "off".)
I agree with Longshadow and would take a a little further. Try removing the battery and letting it sit for an hour or overnight. Remove any cards and replace a known good battery after a full charge. Be patient at startup. Wait several seconds before giving up and turning it back off and on repeatedly. It can't hurt, and I've seen this work before with one camera and with computers, which is a large part what the camera is. Be sure the lens is properly seated with clean contacts.
May 18, 2015 10:03:06 #
lhbpe
Loc: North Carolina
Try reconnecting everything the same as it was when you shut it down and turning everything on. In other words, try to continue where you stopped. I haven't tried this with a camera, but have done it with other items connected to a computer and running a program and everything restarts and continues as before. When it finishes, or is shutdown properly, all items work as they should. I think this is a safety valve for loss of power when things can't be shut down in proper order.
May 18, 2015 10:58:08 #
eddie1 wrote:
I PREMATURELY ENDED MY IMPORTING FROM THE CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER INSIDE LIGHTROOM. I ENDED LIGHTROOM FIRST, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAMERA, THEN UNPLUGGED BOTH ENDS OF THE CORD. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAMERA, IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. I CHANGED BATTERY, BOTH CARDS, TOOK BATTERY OUT , REHOOKED IT UP TO COMPUTER AND LIGHT ROOM, ETC ..JUST NOTHING. SENT A NOTICE TO NIKON BUT NO WORD BACK YET. DID I DO SOMETHING FATAL ? SOME KIND OF REBOOT? ANY HELP BEFORE I SEND IT IN ?
probably not fatal. with the camera turned off remove the battery for 30-60 seconds. while off remove the CF or SD card and any usb cables.
turn the camera on and see if it will operate in demo mode without memory card.
May 18, 2015 14:43:16 #
You, according to your description, did NOT do one of two things that would have saved your camera.
1) You did not power the computer down before pulling cords from a "live" USB port on the computer... This would have stopped the 5 volts running through the USB port into your computer to power the memory card.
2) 1 would not be necessary, except it appears you did not invoke the Safely Remove function from the notification tray at the lower right corner, which would have shut off that same 5 volts.
I suspect you ran a short through your camera electronics "frying" the electronics. The camera is likely dead. It rarely occurs, but it sounds like you did a lot of cord pulling while the USB port was still passing voltage through to the camera.
Your time would be better spent on the phone with Nikon, talking to support and packing the camera up for a trip to an authorized repair center. Time better spent than listening the the WAGs coming from here.
I hope I'm wrong, but I rarely am ever.
Be sure to let us know the outcome.
1) You did not power the computer down before pulling cords from a "live" USB port on the computer... This would have stopped the 5 volts running through the USB port into your computer to power the memory card.
2) 1 would not be necessary, except it appears you did not invoke the Safely Remove function from the notification tray at the lower right corner, which would have shut off that same 5 volts.
I suspect you ran a short through your camera electronics "frying" the electronics. The camera is likely dead. It rarely occurs, but it sounds like you did a lot of cord pulling while the USB port was still passing voltage through to the camera.
Your time would be better spent on the phone with Nikon, talking to support and packing the camera up for a trip to an authorized repair center. Time better spent than listening the the WAGs coming from here.
I hope I'm wrong, but I rarely am ever.
Be sure to let us know the outcome.
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