Nikon D300s Matrix problem

Alytza

Senior Member
Hello . My name is Alex.

Im having some problems with my Nikon D300s. If i put the camera on Matrix ,is not appearing on my display,instead of Matrix appears Center Weighted.
If i put the camera on Spot appears Spot.
Spot - Spot on display,viewfinder
Matrix - Center Weighted on display ,viewfinder
Center W. -Center W. on display,viewfinder
Any one else had this problem?
Can someone help me pls?
I will put a photo with the problem .Thanks in advance .

Sorry for the bad english,not my native language :) .
 

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Alytza

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I have no lens on the camera for the moment.
So thats the problem? Because of no lens Matrix is not working/appearing in the display? Whwn i will put a lens i will solve the problem?
Thanks for your answer .
 

Browncoat

Senior Member
I'm at a loss. I even checked the online D300s manual, and unless Nikon changed them, his are indeed backwards. Maybe something is wired incorrectly inside the camera?

Metering Mode
PDF page 33
#2 is the Metering selector (dial around AE/AF Lock)

LCD display - PDF page 40
#28 is metering


AF Mode
PDF page 33
#11 is the AF-area mode selector (thumb switch, bottom right)

LCD display - PDF page 39
#18 is AF-area display
 

Alytza

Senior Member
Pic of the top Lcd . The camera has no lens attached.
 

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Browncoat

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Yeah, something is definitely not right.

The top display is showing your AF-mode correctly. It matches up with your switch selector, but is different than the display showing on your back LCD. The displays should look the same.

Is this a new camera? I'd take it back and ask for an exchange/refund.
 

Alytza

Senior Member
No, is not a new camera . So its damaged? I cant do anything with the camera?

In the first picture i moved the Focus Point with the joistik .Thats whi is not centred .
 
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Browncoat

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Hopefully someone else will be along to offer up a 2nd opinion, but it sure looks damaged to me.

The AF point is fine, I'm not worried about that. But your LCD display definitely looks backwards. Let's see if we can get some other gurus in here...
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BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Man, that looks weird, and I know nothing about the D300 so I can't help you - but nothing about this seems to be acting right so I'd see about getting it looked at.

My only question would be, regardless of what the LCD's are saying, does the EXIF on the photo match what you have dialed in or what the display is telling you? And if the latter, does that action of things like the meter run counter to what it should given what the EXIF says is active?
 

Rick M

Senior Member
Not familiar with the D300 line. Sometimes the metering area is select-able in various metering modes. I would make sure it is back to default settings.
 

Marcel

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I would start by putting a lens on it and see if it works. I suspect it probably will. Settings can show weird stuff when a major element (lens in this case) is missing from the equation.
I just hope the Original Poster will confirm his findings when he tries the camera with a lens.
 

fotojack

Senior Member
You say you have no lens on when you see this problem. Well...put a lens on and see if the problem goes away! If it doesn't, then I'd say what my colleagues are saying....there's something wrong with the LCD display, and have it checked out by Nikon.
 

Alytza

Senior Member
Thank u all for your answers . For the moment i have no lens, sold them to buy a 16-85 from Nikon . I will try to borow from someone ho use a Nikon camera . I made 2 pictures, one without lens (changed settings in camera),second without lens after the reset.I will post the pictures here ,maybe someoane wants to verify it . Will post display settings to . Changed firmware again to 1.02 , made a reset to the camera.

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BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Totally missed the "no lens" part of the equation. For sure I wouldn't be concerned about anything you're seeing with electronics that are attempting to communicate with a missing part.
 

Alytza

Senior Member
And the missing part being the lens i guess? I hope there is no problem with the camera. I'm looking for someone in my city to lend me a lens for afew minutes .
 

skene

Senior Member
Before jumping to conclusions you should install a lens onto the camera. The camera is currently unable to meter without a lens, so there should be no definitive answer until you install a lens onto the camera.
 
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