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ffergie

Senior Member
Greetings all
I shoot a lot (almost all) of outdoor photos and consequently do a lot of hiking with my D7100. Last week I was out and when hiking from spot to spot, I left my camera on the tripod and hiked like that. Several times, when I got to the next location, my camera showed an "ERR" message. The message could be easily cleared by depressing the shutter. Does this error have something to do with the way I was carrying my camera which perhaps caused the mirror to flip up? If not, what may have caused this? As I say, there are no issues with the camera and the error is easily cleared.
Thanks
 

Marilynne

Administrator
Staff member
Super Mod
Welcome!

I don't use a tripod, so I can't answer your question. Hopefully someone will be along shortly with some answers.
 

cwgrizz

Senior Member
Challenge Team
Welcome to the forum. A little more information will help with diagnosing your problem. Are you using a grip/extra battery on your camera? Any other message with the ERR message?
 

lokatz

Senior Member
About the only thing I can think of here is that a memory card did not quite sit right in its slot and had only loose contact but regained it when you pressed the shutter. I've had this issue a few times on my D7100; taking out the card and re-inserting it fixed it.
 

Patrick M

Senior Member
Maybe a battery issue? I’ve had my D7100 since they launched and (hand on head) never saw this


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ffergie

Senior Member
Thanks for the replies. A bit more info: I do have a Nikon MB-D15 grip on my camera but I feel that if it were a battery issue, simply depressing the shutter button would not clear it. I should explain that, in this instance, the camera was not carried over my shoulder, as usual, but in my hand, given the tight quarters in the forest. There were times that the camera would have been jostled about and upside down. Is it possible that in one of its "upside down" moments that the mirror would have locked up causing the error? When the camera is carried over the shoulder while on the tripod, there are no issues. This is the first time I have had this happen and it has not happened again. Cheers
 

RocketCowboy

Senior Member
Thanks for the replies. A bit more info: I do have a Nikon MB-D15 grip on my camera but I feel that if it were a battery issue, simply depressing the shutter button would not clear it. I should explain that, in this instance, the camera was not carried over my shoulder, as usual, but in my hand, given the tight quarters in the forest. There were times that the camera would have been jostled about and upside down. Is it possible that in one of its "upside down" moments that the mirror would have locked up causing the error? When the camera is carried over the shoulder while on the tripod, there are no issues. This is the first time I have had this happen and it has not happened again. Cheers

I think you're on to something, but more likely it's a result of being upside down while mounted to a tripod via the MB-D15. You could do the same testing without the battery grip connected, but even though the grip has three contact points with the camera body (the tripod socket, connector, and a guide pin), I've found the grip to still give enough flex that it may be losing contact just termporarily ... but with the camera still being in the ON state, that's generating the ERR condition.
 

ffergie

Senior Member
Thank you all for the replies. The err has not happened again since my woodland trek, therefore, I am assuming it is just an anomaly but not a serious one. I now have ideas for things to watch for should it rear it's ugly head again.

Cheers
 

Nero

Senior Member
I've done this multiple times and have never seen this happen. If it hasn't happened since then, then I wouldn't worry about it.
 
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