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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 324996" data-attributes="member: 16090">First of which lense was mounted. Assuming it was the kit lense, here is waht could have happened.1. Some times when the contrast is low, the kit lense cannot acquire focus, especially when the light is low. Has happened a lot of times with my D3300 and the kit lense.2. If the focus is at a distance less than the minimum focusing distance for the lense it will not fire. Some times when you are just at the border line and you are moving a bit, the lense will try to acquire the focus, but in your case it was hunting but not able to get it.3. If the camera shake is more than the VR can accommodate, then it will try (that is what I think is the clicking noise), and the camera may refuse to fire. Putting it in manual mode over rides the camera's objection and the camera will fire.In general if the camera refuses to fire, then take these steps one by one in the order and see when it fires. Switch the VR off.. Switch to manual focus - switch on the lense.. Switch to manual exposure - on the &quot;mode dial&quot;.If the camera fires after all the above steps are taken, well and good. If not, then there is some problem with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 324996, member: 16090"] First of which lense was mounted. Assuming it was the kit lense, here is waht could have happened. 1. Some times when the contrast is low, the kit lense cannot acquire focus, especially when the light is low. Has happened a lot of times with my D3300 and the kit lense. 2. If the focus is at a distance less than the minimum focusing distance for the lense it will not fire. Some times when you are just at the border line and you are moving a bit, the lense will try to acquire the focus, but in your case it was hunting but not able to get it. 3. If the camera shake is more than the VR can accommodate, then it will try (that is what I think is the clicking noise), and the camera may refuse to fire. Putting it in manual mode over rides the camera's objection and the camera will fire. In general if the camera refuses to fire, then take these steps one by one in the order and see when it fires . Switch the VR off. . Switch to manual focus - switch on the lense. . Switch to manual exposure - on the "mode dial". If the camera fires after all the above steps are taken, well and good. If not, then there is some problem with it. [/QUOTE]

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