My D7000 died today

Eric Parker

Eric Parker

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Eric.Parker says:

Today my D7000 just died - I was out shooting and had a couple of hundred images on the card and when I tried to review the last image, the camera was completely dead only seconds after shooting - I suspected the battery but went home charged it and still nothing - completely dead.
any ideas?
 
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jdeg

^ broke something
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That's strange - sounds like something is wrong with the power switch or the contacts on the battery are dirty. The latter sounds more likely though.
 
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fotojack

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I'm guessing it's still under warranty, so Monday I'd be taking it in to a Nikon dealer to see what the problem is. If it's just the battery, a pencil eraser on the battery contacts does a good job of cleaning. You could chyeck the battery terminals, too, if you have a volt meter. If it's less than 7.4 volts after a full charge, you have a bad battery. I just tested mine and it reads 8.07 after a full charge. It's an En-EL3E. Yours may be different.
 
Eric Parker

Eric Parker

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thanks guys - it does point to the battery (EN EL-15) or the power switch - I fiddled with and charged the battery twice - still totally dead - dont't have a spare so I can't do much else - Off to Henry's tomorrow (just two weeks before a trip to NYC, sigh). Ill ask them to swap batteries with fingers crossed
Eric
 
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Curt

Senior Member
Thats too bad! I just got back from a two week trip to Sweden where I used my D7000 everyday (check my gallery) It worked fantastic! I had no problems with it what so ever.
 
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LensWork

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Is the card still in the camera? Is the card full? Sometimes if the card is completely full it can cause the camera to lock-up.
 
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fotojack

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LensWork said:
Is the card still in the camera? Is the card full? Sometimes if the card is completely full it can cause the camera to lock-up.
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Oh, that's right, too! I completely forgot about that condition! It happened to me once with my D200, and I couldn't figure it out right away. Then when I changed cards, it worked again. Maybe that's the problem with yours, Eric. Give it a shot. Let us know the final outcome, eh. I'm curious to know the real reason.
 
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