Camera turns on and 'clicks' when the shutter is pressed but won't take a pic. Battery icon shows it's 1/2 full. ?? Replace battery or give up?
1882947
I've never had that problem although I do know that you really need to hold the button down until you hear the shutter click almost an old-fashioned film camera or the picture won't take. Hope you find a solution to your problem!
1882948
The first thing I would check is wether or not the battery is charging when plugged into the wall charger. I had a problem charging my camera and through a process of elimination established the fact that the camera itself was bad. I found the same camera on Amazon and ordered it. If you have a National Camera Store near you or a Batteries Plus you could have them check the battery itself to see if it is in fact at half charge. Best Buy also has batteries but I don't think that they can check the charge.
1882949
I had a similar problem (battery wouldn't hold a charge). I purchased another replacement from Amazon and still the same problem. I sent the camera to the Nikon repair facility in Long Island NY and they sent it back in the same condition with the note that I used a non-Nikon battery. I played that game and ordered a Nikon battery, charged it up and, you guessed it, same problem. Sent it back to Nikon with the Nikon battery and got it back with the same condition. My assessment? That repair facility is staffed by idiots who are unsupervised and I purchased a Sony camera to replace the Nikon. End of story.
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I had a similar problem (battery wouldn't hold a charge). I purchased another replacement from Amazon and still the same problem. I sent the camera to the Nikon repair facility in Long Island NY and they sent it back in the same condition with the note that I used a non-Nikon battery. I played that game and ordered a Nikon battery, charged it up and, you guessed it, same problem. Sent it back to Nikon with the Nikon battery and got it back with the same condition. My assessment? That repair facility is staffed by idiots who are unsupervised and I purchased a Sony camera to replace the Nikon. End of story. I had a similar problem (battery wouldn't hold a charge). I purchased another replacement from Amazon and still the same problem. I sent the camera to the Nikon repair facility in Long Island NY and they sent it back in the same condition with the note that I used a non-Nikon battery. I played that game and ordered a Nikon battery, charged it up and, you guessed it, same problem. Sent it back to Nikon with the Nikon battery and got it back with the same condition. My assessment? That repair facility is staffed by idiots who are unsupervised and I purchased a Sony camera to replace the... » Read More I had a similar problem (battery wouldn't hold a charge). I purchased another replacement from Amazon and still the same problem. I sent the camera to the Nikon repair facility in Long Island NY and they sent it back in the same condition with the note that I used a non-Nikon battery. I played that game and ordered a Nikon battery, charged it up and, you guessed it, same problem. Sent it back to Nikon with the Nikon battery and got it back with the same condition. My assessment? That repair facility is staffed by idiots who are unsupervised and I purchased a Sony camera to replace the Nikon. End of story. « Show Less
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I, too, am having shutter problems. I have had my D50 camera since 2005 and have close to 18K shutter releases. Now, it completely sticks, gives me an "ERR" message and then I have to click again to release it, but it will not take a picture. I have loved my camera since the moment I got it. Now I need to ship it to Nikon and wait for the estimate. $300 to repair it??? is it worth it?
383344
There's a power switch around the shutter button. Turn it on and it should work.
1395128
Can't say since I only have one battery which is in he camera. You might want to check it periodically and maybe charge it for awhile. I hope to purchase another battery eventually. Also have a spare memory stick.
511635
Try charging the battery with a "battery charger" that usually comes with the camera.
2097470
Try a new battery. Mine has worked fine. Be sure camera is set on remote connection so the remote and camera "see" each other.
2152323
If you have not purchased this camera yet I would advise not to do this. It has been servicing for 1 week. As other customer wrote, after batteries discharged and were replaced with new ones the camera didn't switch on and doesn't react on any action. My request to the shop remained unanswered.Regards
582202
I'd try returning the camera, I returned mine a month after purchase. Just go to your Amazon account and click on returns...see what happens :) Good luck!
722032
I have the same problem. I think the reason is a little switch at the battery compartment. It is meant to prevent power on if you forgot to close the battery door completely. But over time that little switch broke and the camera simply cannot power up again. What a smart idea but poor design. The camera is dead because of such a feeble switch.
1959225
I'm not sure that this will solve your problem; however, try taking out the batteries and putting them back in, and see if this releases your lock up. If not, customer service will walk you through what to try next. They are very helpful, and stayed on the phone with me through the whole process of fixing when I had my problem. If they can't fix it, you will probably have to send the camera in for repair or replacement. Good luck
722030
thanks NAC. This was the problem for mine. I confirmed this by putting the batteries in, closing the door, and holding the plastic tab shut on the battery door. (On my Powershot S1IS there is a plastic tab that slides sideways in order to open the battery door. I dropped the Canon and must have broken this tab somewhere on the inside.) While holding the plastic tab in the locked position I was able to power up. I don't know if I need a new door - I'll try to figure it out.
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I have not had that problem. I would suspect that the battery is not good. If you have not had the camera very long, check and see if you can send the camera and battery back. Or maybe check with some place in your community that tests batteries to see if the battery is the problem. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but I have done this before. Are you sure you are inserting the battery the correct way?
1856851
Try plugging the cord into the power outlet first, and then plugging it into the camera. If the green light doesn't start to blink, then you may also need to hit the "on" button on the camera. (Apparently there is some kind of glitch in the software that stops some cameras from going into automatic charge mode.) You may want to check the Nikon site and see if there is an update to the camera firmware, also.
383343
Have you tried shooting with Manual focus? (will the button release the shutter at all?) If the shutter still wont release i'd contact the seller.
1455663
You probably have a bad battery. Same thing happened to me. I ordered two new batteries. Charged them and the Camera works perfect. If you purchased this item refurbished contact the seller and Amazon and have them refund the cost of the new purchased batteries. They refunded the cost for me.
497410
I had the same issue. Camera refused to operate. Said it was not a Nikon battery after firmware upgrade.
1114875
Try popping up the flash with the release on the side of the camera. I had the same problem with my pictures and in order for the flash to work it needs to be popped up. Hope this helps.