Hi everyone,
I'm Paul and I've been reading this board for a while now, but this is my first post.
I've been having an issue with my D3100. While on holiday last week I noticed that the LCD screen was "broken". By this I mean that the screen was blank (as if 'off') regardless of what I did. The camera seemed to be working fine in other regards and I could take shots with the viewfinder without issue. The screen itself is not visibly damaged (i.e. no cracks or anything)
However, after a few days the screen magically started working again. This cycle repeated a few times and I have been unable figure out why it is breaking. If the screen is not working I can usually get it to wake up by some combination of either cycling the power, switching to live view mode repeatedly, and applying pressure to the LCD itself (although I'm not 100% of this one). There is no foolproof way to get the screen to reactivate though: I just have to keep on fiddling with the switches.
Unfortunately, the camera is just out of manufacturer's warranty and I bought it from Jessops (before they went into administration).
Does anyone have any ideas what I could try before I take it to a dealer to have it looked at?
Thanks,
Paul
P.S. I can spell intermittently. Honest!
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I'm Paul and I've been reading this board for a while now, but this is my first post.
I've been having an issue with my D3100. While on holiday last week I noticed that the LCD screen was "broken". By this I mean that the screen was blank (as if 'off') regardless of what I did. The camera seemed to be working fine in other regards and I could take shots with the viewfinder without issue. The screen itself is not visibly damaged (i.e. no cracks or anything)
However, after a few days the screen magically started working again. This cycle repeated a few times and I have been unable figure out why it is breaking. If the screen is not working I can usually get it to wake up by some combination of either cycling the power, switching to live view mode repeatedly, and applying pressure to the LCD itself (although I'm not 100% of this one). There is no foolproof way to get the screen to reactivate though: I just have to keep on fiddling with the switches.
Unfortunately, the camera is just out of manufacturer's warranty and I bought it from Jessops (before they went into administration).
Does anyone have any ideas what I could try before I take it to a dealer to have it looked at?
Thanks,
Paul
P.S. I can spell intermittently. Honest!
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