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Why does my Nikon DSLR randomly refuse to shoot?
Apr 5, 2013 15:57:07 #
RealBohemian wrote:
Ditto!!!
Read your manual and then read it again and.... make correct set upon your model camera,and....bee happy,your camera WILL shoot even out of focus,just make right set up.
Did i advise you to read manual??
Karel
Read your manual and then read it again and.... make correct set upon your model camera,and....bee happy,your camera WILL shoot even out of focus,just make right set up.
Did i advise you to read manual??
Karel
Can you provide a page reference in the manual? I couldn't find it. The manual is downloadable from the Nikon site.
Apr 5, 2013 17:48:11 #
billybaseball wrote:
This does happen occasionally with certain setting... (show quote)
Billy is right this can happen under low light situations and the camera doesn't quite know what to focus on....Try manual focus and that may rectify the problem
Apr 5, 2013 17:57:11 #
I don't have a Nikon, I have a Sony, and this happens to me occasionally also. Sometimes it is when there is no focus, and sometimes when I am closer to the subject than the minimum focal distance for the lens. Just a thought.
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Apr 5, 2013 20:01:22 #
Joechalmers wrote:
Any suggestions on this annoying problem?
My D3100, on auto focus, randomly will not shoot. I assume it is because it is not focussing; if I switch to manual focus it shoots fine.
Same behavior with 2 different lenses. Sometimes if I zoom in and out, it will then focus and shoot fine. I can't find any other setting that correlates with the problem.
Does this sound like a camera malfunction?
Thanks for all ideas
Joe
My D3100, on auto focus, randomly will not shoot. I assume it is because it is not focussing; if I switch to manual focus it shoots fine.
Same behavior with 2 different lenses. Sometimes if I zoom in and out, it will then focus and shoot fine. I can't find any other setting that correlates with the problem.
Does this sound like a camera malfunction?
Thanks for all ideas
Joe
Push the shutter buton down half way. let the camera focus, push it all the way down.
Apr 5, 2013 20:17:56 #
RVDigitalBoy wrote:
I've had similar situations with my D3100. Usually, it was because the ISO was too low for the aperture and shutter speed selected.
I can't remember if it ever happened on AUTO mode. But, if it did it was because the camera had not finished writing the file to the SD card.
I can't remember if it ever happened on AUTO mode. But, if it did it was because the camera had not finished writing the file to the SD card.
Hey RV, you have to remember that if these new digital camera's don't like what your shooting, they won't shoot!!! So remember you have to please your camera first. I think I heard that from an old time film guy!
Apr 5, 2013 21:58:18 #
BboH wrote:
There may not be enough contrast at what your focu... (show quote)
Bingo. My D5200 was doing this to me at church this last as I was trying to capture some shots of the Easter play. I was trying to focus on the actors but they were moving around so then sometimes it was finding the wall, but there wasn't enough distinction on the wall to make it want to focus on it so I couldn't get a shot. So it happens to them all at times. If they can't focus it won't let you take a shot. On manual focus I never had a problem with it taking a picture. I did however have a hard time of trying to tell what the picture was of after because it hadn't focused.
Apr 5, 2013 22:28:59 #
I put this up once--and have no idea where it went--But--in addition to all the above this is exactly how a failing chip behaves--watch out because once it happens there is no hope.
Stan
Stan
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Apr 5, 2013 23:14:19 #
PK.Photography wrote:
Hey RV, you have to remember that if these new digital camera's don't like what your shooting, they won't shoot!!! So remember you have to please your camera first. I think I heard that from an old time film guy!
I've heard that around military bases, digital cameras don't work because the government jams them. Yeah, let's start that rumor. :D
Apr 5, 2013 23:16:58 #
Joechalmers wrote:
Any suggestions on this annoying problem?
My D3100, on auto focus, randomly will not shoot. I assume it is because it is not focussing; if I switch to manual focus it shoots fine.
Same behavior with 2 different lenses. Sometimes if I zoom in and out, it will then focus and shoot fine. I can't find any other setting that correlates with the problem.
Does this sound like a camera malfunction?
Thanks for all ideas
Joe
My D3100, on auto focus, randomly will not shoot. I assume it is because it is not focussing; if I switch to manual focus it shoots fine.
Same behavior with 2 different lenses. Sometimes if I zoom in and out, it will then focus and shoot fine. I can't find any other setting that correlates with the problem.
Does this sound like a camera malfunction?
Thanks for all ideas
Joe
Could you have it set to "auto-focus lock"? (shutter only releases when AF locks focus)
Apr 6, 2013 04:23:00 #
Marc-Wi
Loc: Oshkosh Wi
My D3100 does this to me when I'm at an air show trying to follow something fast. If the plane gets out of the focus area, no pic. And the older I get the harder it is to follow the fast passes. Wish there were distance marks like on the OLD lenses.
Apr 6, 2013 11:47:12 #
Thanks to all who posted ideas and guidance on my focusing issue. I have tried several of the suggestions, but the issue persists. I am beginning to think I have a camera malfunction after all.
More details: I have the issue almost constantly, in high light and good contrast scenes. Recomposing does not help. Various shooting modes (P, S, A). I have the center cross focus point selected. When I press the shutter release, the tiny red light comes on very briefly, but the shutter does not release. Shutting down and restarting does not help either. Manual focus of course works fine.
More details: I have the issue almost constantly, in high light and good contrast scenes. Recomposing does not help. Various shooting modes (P, S, A). I have the center cross focus point selected. When I press the shutter release, the tiny red light comes on very briefly, but the shutter does not release. Shutting down and restarting does not help either. Manual focus of course works fine.
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Apr 6, 2013 12:28:59 #
Joechalmers wrote:
Thanks to all who posted ideas and guidance on my ... (show quote)
one more think,what lens you are using?
in manual it tated that some cover partialy beem for autofocus
Apr 6, 2013 15:23:09 #
Stan, what do you mean y a failing chip? The camera's CPU? The memory chip? Sounds like that could be a warranty issue for Nikkon??
Apr 6, 2013 16:22:33 #
Joechalmers wrote:
Thanks to all who posted ideas and guidance on my ... (show quote)
Bring it to an actual camera store (not Best Buy) and ask someone to give it a try and see if he thinks it's actually broken. He might say there's a problem just so he can get the repair job, so begin by saying that it is under warranty.
Apr 6, 2013 21:32:41 #
Actual camera store, right, but easier said than done these days. Bought it a year+ ago at Ritz, who seem to be out of business. And it actually IS under Nikon's extended warranty, but the idea of mailing it off to them when I'm not even sure it's actually broken is not ideal!
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