Nikon Coolpix P520 not responding.
The Nikon Coolpix P520 is not responding. With a fully charged battery, when pressing the on/off button, the 'green' light at the button comes on, then after 3-4-5 seconds goes off. Yesterday after many attempts I put the camera away. This morning when trying again there was no response whatsover with the on button.Then on checking the battery it was showing completely empty. It appears that having left the camera overnight the battery, which must have had about 50% charge left yesterday, has been drained overnight.
Today, I recharged that battery from a laptop. When it was fully charged I again tried it in the camera. Once again pressing the on/off button, the green light would come on and remain on for about 10 secs., but I was unable to get any further.
Any ideas as to what the possible fault could be ? But after searching the net one comment was, .."looks like Coolpix is not so cool."
Today, I recharged that battery from a laptop. When it was fully charged I again tried it in the camera. Once again pressing the on/off button, the green light would come on and remain on for about 10 secs., but I was unable to get any further.
Any ideas as to what the possible fault could be ? But after searching the net one comment was, .."looks like Coolpix is not so cool."
Chrism8, Thanks for that, but the battery is brand new and the correct one, as is the charger which plugs into the laptop. I am leaving the battery in the Coolpix overnight to see if it becomes fully discharged again.
If so, then having left a charged battery in the camera overnight -24hrs or so, it looks as though it is being discharged by the camera, even when it is not switched on.
If so, then having left a charged battery in the camera overnight -24hrs or so, it looks as though it is being discharged by the camera, even when it is not switched on.
banehawi, Only given the camera last weekend, so I do not know if it was in working condition when I received it.
Nothing unusual in the battery chamber, but I did give it a 'blow' with some compressed air. There was also a 8GB card in. Checked contents on my laptop, and there were photos from 2012-13. Perhaps the camera has been unused since then !
Yesterday, having recharged the battery fully, I left it in the camera, and now checking the battery in the last 15 minutes, it has been 'drained' again. It seems as though although I cannot get the camera up and running, if I leave a battery in it, then the batttery is run down to empty.
Nothing unusual in the battery chamber, but I did give it a 'blow' with some compressed air. There was also a 8GB card in. Checked contents on my laptop, and there were photos from 2012-13. Perhaps the camera has been unused since then !
Yesterday, having recharged the battery fully, I left it in the camera, and now checking the battery in the last 15 minutes, it has been 'drained' again. It seems as though although I cannot get the camera up and running, if I leave a battery in it, then the batttery is run down to empty.
Ive checked various sites, and this seems not to be an unusual occurrence for some Nikon P series cameras unfortunately. I believe, from what Ive read, that the Nikon manual recommends removing the battery when its not in use, - but you may well have a faulty camera.
banehawi, Thanks for that. From searching the web the last 2 days, it is not just the P520 which has the problem; other Nikon P series cameras seem to suffer from it too. At the moment all I have is a new/fresh battery, with correct charger,and which I can charge the battery through my laptop.
However, searching the web there seems to be a possibilty of using another cable where I can connect the camera to the laptop, feeding in power to the battery, and being able to start the camera whilst connected to the laptop.
I believe with the alternative cable, and the camera attached to the laptop, it will be possible to download firmware/updates, etc., for the camera.
Yes, I may well have a faulty camera, but as it has cost nothing I am not losing any sleep over it.
I bought 2 x Panasonic Lumix PZ45's for £60 a month ago and am very impressed with them. When I was given the Coolpix P520 I thought the 'feel' and handling a bit better than the Panasonic. I will be disappointed. but not huffed, if I cannot get the Coolpix to respond.
However, searching the web there seems to be a possibilty of using another cable where I can connect the camera to the laptop, feeding in power to the battery, and being able to start the camera whilst connected to the laptop.
I believe with the alternative cable, and the camera attached to the laptop, it will be possible to download firmware/updates, etc., for the camera.
Yes, I may well have a faulty camera, but as it has cost nothing I am not losing any sleep over it.
I bought 2 x Panasonic Lumix PZ45's for £60 a month ago and am very impressed with them. When I was given the Coolpix P520 I thought the 'feel' and handling a bit better than the Panasonic. I will be disappointed. but not huffed, if I cannot get the Coolpix to respond.
Could this be anything to do with the internal clock battery being run down/faulty?
Just a thought . . .
Just a thought . . .
Quote:Could this be anything to do with the internal clock battery being run down/faulty?
Just a thought . . .
Jester, I did not know that such a battery is in that model. If so, it will be beyond me to find out the fault/remedy, and then rectify it. If it means a visit to a Nikon dealer/repairer then it will not be worth it seeing as the camera cost me nothing. I see on ebay that the P520, both used and re-furbished are selling for £100 plus.!!
Hello all, Yes the P520 does have a RTC battery, also L830 and P510 ( # MS412FE ) the MS stands for Magnesium Silicone. mine had 2.67 volts in store when I checked. Its tricky to get to as circuit board has to be removed. Dry solder points seems odd given that Nikon must have had some feed back on the issue and for them to continue producing the model and not sort the issue would be pretty slack , especially the damage to reputation. The 2.67 volts should be enough to maintain time and date (it's a rechargeable type ). I de soldered 1 leg of my RTC battery and shorted the points on the circuit board trying to discharge a current from the board and there by reset the memory, no luck, I saw somewhere on the net that pressing multiple function button at the same time would cause the camera to shut down and not restart and the only way to fix this was by downloading the update which include a fix was the work-around ( That's a joke as camera needs to be working to install any updates Good luck.
For the brave hearts out there, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjNlkNgfIN8
