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<blockquote data-quote="Andy W" data-source="post: 731036" data-attributes="member: 44106">Welcome to the forum! Is the battery fully charged? Have you tried another lens and SD card? I found and old thread about this problem:1. Switch to Live View-If the monitor works and many of the controls come back, you know the camera is probably OK, Otherwise a trip to Nikon Service is in order.2. Try every control and button on the camera while in Live View. This way you confirm that they are all OK (or not)3. Find a sticky button. In my case it was the depth of field preview button. Pushed partially down and won't come up. I never pushed it but possibly i depressed it by accident.4. Free the button by gentle prying with a fine knife blade and clean with alcohol.Read more: <a href="https://nikonites.com/d5100/4389-screen-black-err-3.html#ixzz6Iv9HSiMe" target="_blank">https://nikonites.com/d5100/4389-screen-black-err-3.html#ixzz6Iv9HSiMe</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy W, post: 731036, member: 44106"] Welcome to the forum! Is the battery fully charged? Have you tried another lens and SD card? I found and old thread about this problem: [COLOR=#000000]1. Switch to Live View-If the monitor works and many of the controls come back, you know the camera is probably OK, Otherwise a trip to Nikon Service is in order.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]2. Try every control and button on the camera while in Live View. This way you confirm that they are all OK (or not)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]3. Find a sticky button. In my case it was the depth of field preview button. Pushed partially down and won't come up. I never pushed it but possibly i depressed it by accident.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]4. Free the button by gentle prying with a fine knife blade and clean with alcohol.[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [URL]https://nikonites.com/d5100/4389-screen-black-err-3.html#ixzz6Iv9HSiMe[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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