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Problem with D50

  • 03-04-2007 8:01pm
    #1
    Jason_77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    Hopefully someone will have the answer to my problem.

    I have a Nikon D50 and I am having a few issues at the moment.
    When I try a take a photo, the camera only takes a photo every third or fourth go. On each of the other occasions, it appears to go into continuous burst mode, but it does not take a photo.

    I hope it is only a setting, but I have been unable to find which one.

    Is anyone familiar with an issue of this description?

    Thanks,

    Jason


Comments

  • #2
    Jason_77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Jason_77


    Sorry to repeat my plea, but has anyone got any ideas as to what might be wrong?


  • #3
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    It takes a burst and then stops? The buffer could be full and it may need time to write to the card to free up space. The autofocus may be on 'one shot' or whatever the Nikon equiv may be and will not shoot if it can't achieve focus lock.
    It could be shagged, but before you go down that route is there an option to "reset to factory settings" or something in the custom functions in case that you may have changed something there?


  • #4
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Do you have an icon like three little rectangles on top of each other visible in the status LCD? If so, press the button on the top left with the same icon on it and rotate the command dial one click in either direction.


  • #5
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Stephen wrote:
    Do you have an icon like three little rectangles on top of each other visible in the status LCD? If so, press the button on the top left with the same icon on it and rotate the command dial one click in either direction.

    Yup, what he said. You have a choice between single shot, timed shot or continuous shooting. The button faces out from the back, on the left of the eye piece.

    Well, all thats true for my D70s which is pretty much the same. Make sure it says "S" for single and try again. Turn off autofocus as it might be searching for a focus point.


  • #6
    Sebzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Sebzy


    If all that fails check out the camera factory reset procedure on page 120 of the Nikon D50 Manual. This should reset all settings including the clock. Oh yea never have a memory card in the camera while doing this.

    http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D50_en_noprint.pdf

    Seb.


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  • #7
    Jason_77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Jason_77


    Thanks for the replies.

    I have tried both the continuous burst mode and the single shot, but the same problem occurs with both settings.

    I will try the auto-focus and the factory reset options and let you know how I get on.

    Thanks again.


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