Z7 Problems
- Thread starter arshuter
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So enlighten us.
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
The button on the side of the viewfinder cycles through the different options for back screen on/off viewfinder on/off. It gets me every few months.
That's exactly what happened. Didn't even know it was there.
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
Its very useful for those long days you want to squeeze every bit of juice out of your batteries, just turn both the screens off. FWIW, the viewfinder screen uses more battery life than the screen on the back of the camera, but I've never really had an issue with the battery life except while taking a lot of videos.
It happened to me with my new Z 7II and I bet it happens to most new Z shooters before they get a chance to read through the manual!
You can download the manual (the reference manual and two other guides) for free as .pdf files from NikonUSA.com.
I dislike navigating through long .pdf files to look things up and prefer a hard copy. The ones I found were pricey, so, on the advice of Cindy, I bought Darrell Young's book on mastering the Z6II/Z7II... highly recommended.
TwistedThrottle
Senior Member
I have found that just about every feature has the "?" which does a good job explaining what that particular option does. It's like having the manual built into the camera.
BF Hammer
Senior Member
This is true, but the original problem as I read it was there was nothing displaying on the back.
I imagine the help screen might have displayed.
Fred Kingston_RIP
Senior Member
I'd recommend anybody that has a Z camera stay close to Stever Perry's web site for info that explains the manuals in real-life terms...
https://backcountrygallery.com/
https://backcountrygallery.com/
Having no specific knowledge on the Z7 or the VI my suggestion would be to be sure they are both at the most recent firmware level. Many issue can be resolve with updates.