Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Nikon D3000 So my camera has been working great since I bought it.. (More operator error than camera fault for some photo's) I want to figure this out before this weekend as I will be snapping lots of photo's.. Well the first big storm we had I got my camera and tried taking pictures of the trees bending / when my tree broke in half. The photo's looked like absolute shit. Like I could see every pixel on my screen? I figured I had the settings jacked up and deleted them not thinking about it.. Well I got it back out tonight to take a picture of the sky, and it did the same thing.. If I flip back to a previous photo, its clear and focus'ed.. But snap a new photo and it looks like this.. Now when I load it on my lap top, it doesnt look near as bad as what it does on my camera. I tried multiple settings. Hoping someone knows WTF happend. It cant be the screen, as when I flip back to old photo's on my memory card they're normal. It cant be the lens because I swapped it out, and still the same thing. It has to be a setting that got changed, but I have went through all of the ones I mess with and dont see anything wrong? Right now I can take better photo's on my Cell phone! Is it my focus settings? This is what I see on the back of the camera, As you can tell you can see a ton of dots. The whole screen is covered in them. http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/c901d81b.jpg And this is what the photo's look like when loaded.. http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/fuckup.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWill Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Have you tried resetting everything to the factory default? That's all I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Is it zoomed in on the screen? I don't shoot with Nikon but I believe trish does (damreds) also see if you can flash new firmware to it. Check nikons site but usually you download the firmware to the CF card and flash it from there in the camera itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I bought the camera used, so Ill have to google the firmware stuff.. I wouldnt think that it would randomly start doing this though? The picture I took of the camera is zoomed in to show how bad it is, zoomed out my phone cant capture what im seeing. But the entire picture looks like that.. Like im taking a picture through a screen door or something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wait so your zooming in on the photo in the LCD? Well maybe it can't support full definition on the screen. I thought your shooting the picture and that's what it looks like on the screen without zooming in. What camera model? And if it's used it wouldn't hurt to update it anyway! But try PMing trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 firmware on camera says A) 1.00 and B) 1.00 Even with the wrong exposure / fstop settings it has never looked like this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Wait so your zooming in on the photo in the LCD? Well maybe it can't support full definition on the screen. I thought your shooting the picture and that's what it looks like on the screen without zooming in. What camera model? And if it's used it wouldn't hurt to update it anyway! But try PMing trish Nooo, I zoomed in to show you what it looks like. Zoomed out, right after I snap the photo thats what it looks like. But its hard for my phone to take a picture of that to show you. Even in auto mode it does it.. But If I try flash (Dark inside) It doesnt do it.. I have a feeling I have a setting screwed up somehow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Ohhhh ok so it's what I was thinking in the first place! ISO may be too high or you have the resolution set to small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I always shoot in Fine mode, with LARGE 3872x 2592 size photo's.. All of that is the same.. Iso is 100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Most DSLR's have two batteries. The main one, then a small disc lithium battery that keeps the settings and clock in tact. Pull both batteries, let the camera sit for a few minutes and pop them back in. Post back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Most DSLR's have two batteries. The main one, then a small disc lithium battery that keeps the settings and clock in tact. Pull both batteries, let the camera sit for a few minutes and pop them back in. Post back. All I see is the giant nikon battery that goes in the bottom.. It is about 50% left.. Ill charge it and see if it changes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 All I see is the giant nikon battery that goes in the bottom.. It is about 50% left.. Ill charge it and see if it changes.. Nope, there's a disc style in there. Check inside near your memory card. It actually likely right in there with your main battery though. I'll see if I can get you a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 It may be internal but it's like the coin battery on your motherboard on your computer. It's there you just may not know about it. http://diamondtraffic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/my_main_image/700-COIN-3.0V.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 All I see is the giant nikon battery that goes in the bottom.. It is about 50% left.. Ill charge it and see if it changes.. He's saying there is another battery to TRUELY reset the camera. Try resetting to default settings. Have you tried formatting the card? Maybe something is making new pictures record weird. Search any forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I must be blind because I checked all the doors and no slot for battery.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Good call on the memory card, I forgot about that. Some cheap cards can cause noise. And if it doesn't have a fast enough write speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 He's saying there is another battery to TRUELY reset the camera. Try resetting to default settings. Already tried that, still same Have you tried formatting the card? Maybe something is making new pictures record weird. I have not tried formatting.. Ill try another memory card and format it Search any forums? I have been googling, but search words are hard to search as there are millions of pages of picture issues Still searching on google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) I must be blind because I checked all the doors and no slot for battery.. I don't have a Nikon to chime in but Canon locates theirs by the main battery with a little hidden slot that slides up. I have the manual for your camera in pdf but it's lame and doesn't show it. Talks about it but doesn't show it. Odd. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/144548323/original.jpg Edited July 6, 2012 by TTQ B4U 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Good call on the memory card, I forgot about that. Some cheap cards can cause noise. And if it doesn't have a fast enough write speed. It is about 60 photo's from being full... but I have maxed it out before without issues.. 8GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTPSS Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I got my G/F going through her stuff now. D5100, so almost the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Check this image of a D7000.......see the little black clip above the yellow release.....similar to the Canon one I posted of mine.....I bet you have your solution for the battery there. Again, pull them both out, turn the camera on/off, let sit and then reinstall them both. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d7000/D3S_2893-battery-door-1200.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Sorry Tim, I know what your saying but I'm not seeing shit. http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/5fb54d4f.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/85326bc0.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/probin007/b941621f.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Try just hitting the reset switch behind the connector cover. Pg. 179 in your manual reading through it, Nikon appears to have an internal clock battery that is recharged by the main battery only and not user replaceable. They've implemented all kinds of weird cost saving measures on their entry cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Charged the battery, got another memory card (empty 4gb) formatted it. Also hit the hard reset button. Seems to be working correct now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 What lens are u using, both that you tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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