Questions tagged [troubleshooting]
Questions about a specific problem or issue, often dealing with a lens, camera body, image sensor, lighting equipment, or software specific to photography.
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What are these strange lines on images from my Fujifilm FinePix F850EXR?
My camera recently started displaying lines on captured images along with some discoloration (you don't see the lines or any discoloration when simply looking through the lens). There was no ...
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Why are raw files shot in monochrome shown in color on my computer?
I shot some raw images using monochrome mode on my Nikon D3200. When I transferred them to my computer, they appear in color. I cannot see the monochrome effect. What can I do to see the images in ...
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Why are my printed photos coming out smudged and crazy looking?
I just got a new Canon Pixma Pro-100, which came with a few sheets of luster paper. I calibrated the printer, and printed 2 sheets looking sharp. Then, I printed one photo... it came out pretty good: ...
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Canon 70D Viewfinder info battery logo dead pixel?
It's not a problem to me, but I was just wondering is it meant to be there or is it manufacturing error?
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35mm development issues: Only half of film developed correctly
Hello everyone,
I am having an issue developing film - I've never seen this problem before and am not sure what is happening (it has been a while since we've done this). The one side of the film ...
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Why are the black parts of my photos flashing?
Recently I have borrowed my friend's SLR.
I don't know what settings I have changed.
When reviewing a photo, the black parts of the photo are highlighted (flashing) black/white every second.
The ...
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Canon lens hood will not lock (brand new)
I have a Canon 7D Mark II with the standard kit lens (EF-S 18-135 mm). I bought the EW-73D hood for it and it slots in to the bayonet mount but will not turn and ...
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Why did the highlights come out pink in this shot, and how can I avoid this?
Here is an unexciting test shot of some ducks in a river, taken in bright sunlight:
In the foreground, the highlights have a distinctly pink cast. I am certain they weren't pinkish in reality, since ...
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Old photos (plusmin 25) years seem to be glued together: a solution?
I started looking at some very old family albums lately. In some of them there was no plastic-ish foil in between pages, so that photos of adjacent pages were touching eachother, front end of one ...
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What could cause this black shape on the photo?
This is the only photo that looks like this, others taken before or after look fine, so I don't think it's dust or oil in the camera or on the sensor. Photo was taken during summer months, so could it ...
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Suddenly my camera says "Card cannot be accessed. Reinsert/change the card or format card with camera"
Suddenly my camera says "Card cannot be accessed. Reinsert/change the card or format card with camera". I have canon EOS 600D. Help me
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Why does Darktable show D5300 RAW (.NEF) in pink in darkroom?
I just installed Darktable, in lighttable mode my raw files are shown proper but in darkroom it shows pinkish.
e.g. File
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33211952/dsc_0013.nef
Screenshot https:/...
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Why is my Nikon d3100 with 18/55 lens suddenly fuzzy? [duplicate]
I was taking some inside pictures with my Nikon D3100 and 18/55 lens when, all of a sudden, the lens started to work funny -- the more I zoomed in on the subject, the fuzzier the picture looked in the ...
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Is camera damage causing these severe diagonal lines from concentrated light sources?
Since a week or so, I have severe diagonal stripes around light-sources in my night-time photographs on my Canon Powershot A650. In the past, I had some (I guess due to Fraunhofer diffraction, see ...
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What causes auto-focus "freezing"?
On occasion, the auto-focus system in my camera and/or lens just stops working. I'll be holding down the shutter release halfway and tracking a subject and I can feel/hear the auto-focus system ...
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Why is my Nikon D3300 taking almost totally black pictures through the viewfinder but is fine on liveview?
Total beginner here, have been having great fun with my Nikon D3300 during the past year but recently, when using the viewfinder, everything looks perfect but when I look at the image that has been ...
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Why does my Canon dSLR screen go black after taking two photos?
I have a Canon EOS 1300D/T6. The screen keeps going black after I take two photos. To fix it, I have to take the battery out and put it back in. The battery is fully charged. How do I fix this please?
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Photoshop only prints in B&W on Pixma Pro 9000, MK2
One week ago I purchased the Canon Pixma Pro 9000, mk2. Using photoshop, every print I printed, up to today, was breathtakingly beautiful in all sizes. 8x10,11x14,13x19's looked like you could ...
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Why am I getting this light strip on my photos when I use studio lights?
I've set up a studio with two Profoto B10X on either side with soft boxes, however, I keep getting a light bar at the left edge of the frame on my images. It happens on the the same side every time, ...
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Why can't I take a photo in dark with auto focus, manual mode?
I'm dorking around with a Nikon D80 and I am a total beginner. I am trying to shoot some light trails but the darn thing doesn't even take a picture. I am in manual mode with the bulb setting. For ...
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Why am I getting poor AF results with my Pentax K10D?
I've been using Pentax K10D for a while and I'm a bit frustrated with performance of auto focus on that camera. Very often the images are not sharp enough despite taken in with decent lens (e.g. ...
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Why won't my new Canon Rebel T3i take a picture with the 18-55mm lens in autofocus mode?
I just purchased a brand new Canon Rebel T3i kit from Costco.. I used it for a couple of days, but now when I have the 18-55mm lens attached and the camera on auto-focus, it will not take a picture. ...
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Is it expected for the Nikon D3200 shutter to not release after taking a dozen flash pictures in a row?
I have a Nikon D3200.
With the camera on Auto Focus, the lens on Auto, and Flash on, I can take several pictures in a row with no problem. But after say a dozen or so pictures right after the other ...
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Why don't these external flashes fire when the camera shoots in Live View mode?
I had the opportunity to use some professional flashes yesterday and I found out that they didn't fire when I was trying to shoot with the camera in Live View mode.
The flashes were two Elinchrom ...
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What should I do when my Nikon AF-S lens won't auto focus?
I have a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX I bought for my Nikon D5100, it's only a couple months old, never been dropped or anything, and it all of a sudden won't auto focus. Anyone know if this is a simple ...
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Why is my new reverse-macro mount adapter not working?
I recently purchased a reverse macro mount (62mm) for my 30mm 1.4 sigma. I ordered it online because the price was so cheap I wouldn't be too upset if it didn't work. Anyhow, this morning I screwed it ...
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What is causing these lines of blotchy white spots in photos from my Instax 100?
I recently started using my uncle's Instax 100. I bought new film and took some pictures with it. However, all of them had this weird lines in them. I wonder what that could be? I'm not familiar with ...
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What would cause a hot-spot (large) in Live-view but not when shot through the viewfinder of Nikon D7000?
viewfinder shot - Same exposure/iso settings
http://cchanphotography.com/images/sensor_issue/viewfinder.JPG
liveview shot
http://cchanphotography.com/images/sensor_issue/liveview.JPG
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How to troubleshoot Nikon D5100 not powering up?
After logging many hours years back on an XE-7 Minolta SLR, this old dog took delivery today on new Nikon D5100 (my first digital). Assembled per instructions, inserted freshly charged Nikon battery (...
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White spots on some photos
I'm fairly new here and fairly new to photography too. So I'm hoping someone can help me out here. You see, there is this white spot that appears in my photos and I don't know what causes it. It doesn'...
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Why am I getting a "frame" in my picture when I made my own shaped bokeh?
I have tried to play with the shaped bokeh trick, by following the instruction at DIY - Create Your Own Bokeh.
I am using a M4/3 camera with its kit lens, which is 14-42mm f3.5-f5.6.
I shot at 14mm ...
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Why am I getting vertical black bands across my negatives and how can I prevent this?
Recently shot and developed two rolls of Kentmere 400 35mm b&w film, using a Minolta X-570 SLR. There are thick black bands of various sizes cutting vertically across my negatives. They seem to ...
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What can I do when my Nikon D5200 gives an SD card error with every card?
My D5200 has developed a problem, every time I turn it on I get the error message "This memory card cannot be used. Card may be damaged Insert another card." I have tried multiple memory cards in the ...
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Why does my Nikon D3100 no longer auto-focus correctly?
I bought my camera on January 2011. Since a few months ago, I'm facing a problem with the autofocus.
It happens with my two lenses 18/55mm and 55/200mm. I noticed that the focus light doesn't turn on ...
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What is causing increased noise in my recent photos?
In the last two shoots I've taken I have noticed much more noise in the resulting photos. In the first instance, I put this down to my fault, as I was shooting at high ISO levels, but in the second ...
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Does this look like a sensor problem?
I have these tiny dots in a lot of my pictures. They look like tiny stars.
On this Nikon D60 I've tried cleaning the area where the shutter is (what's this called?) with a hand pumping duster, but ...
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Why do the focus points leds in my viewfinder appear shadowed?
The focus points leds (red colored ones), looks shadowed (smudged) in my Canon 550D. Not all points, but the bottom 3 points, when the light glows, looks kind of shadowed. I tried cleaning the both ...
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Is it normal for Sigma lenses to stop working after a Nikon camera firmware update?
I've updated firmware for my Nikon D5300 earlier... Is it normal that the autofocus on my Sigma lenses stops working after updating new firmware?
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Why does my Nikon D300 have live view disabled with my 300mm f/4?
Recently I wanted to use the live view with my 300mm f/4 AF-S and when I pressed the shutter it did nothing (live view did not start).
The live view works perfectly with the 24-85mm AF-G f/3.5-4.5 (...
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Photos taken on unformatted compact flash card
I inserted a SanDisk 32GB compact flash card thinking I'd formatted it. I was able to take 100's photos on a recent holiday. When I tried to transfer them to my computer I was informed on the computer ...
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Where do these "redshifts" and "blueshifts" come from?
I make many product photos for the company I work for. For this I use Canon 400D with two external flash devices Walimex CY-600K.
I've noticed an interesting effect on many of the photos I take with ...
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Why do colors in Photoshop look different from Lightroom?
I know there's plenty of questions like this and I've tried all the provided solutions, but I think my issue is slightly deeper than that.
I have noticed that when I do an external edit from ...
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Why is the sun black when you shoot it with a Fujifilm Instax?
In this instant photo by Johnny Wilson, taken with an Instax Instant Film camera, the sun is black.
What causes this?
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Is AEB possible in Manual mode on Canon Powershot G1 X?
When the G1 X is set to Manual (M) mode, AEB no longer shows up in the FUNC menu. Is there another to set it? Seems like a serious limitation otherwise.
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Is it normal for the Canon kit lens to exhibit lens flare even without a UV filter?
I recently bought a Canon 550D and have been experimenting with this for a week. I have been pretty satisfied with the quality, until I faced this lens flare problem. Notice the unwanted blue light ...
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My DSLR appears to be corrupting CF cards — get new camera or repair?
I have a Canon Rebel XTi which has been ruining CF cards (when I try to see the pictures it tells me the CF card is corrupted--three different cards which were formatted). Anyway I want to know if I ...
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Digital Camera Screen Is All White - Pictures Taken Are Also All White
I have a Cannon Powershot SX20 - it was working fine one day and then the next the LCD screen and image displayed in the view finder were pure white. I can navigate the menus without any trouble and ...
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Why does my 420EX Speedlite sometimes fail to start up?
I have a Canon 420EX Speedlite that sometimes won't start up. When it's not working, it behaves as if it didn't have any batteries in it... just totally dead. The odd thing is, it doesn't seem to be ...
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Why won't Canon EOS 400D turn on?
I have the Canon EOS 400D - also known as EOS Digital Rebel XTi, or Kiss Digital X in Japan - and as of tonight, it stopped working. It won't do anything, with or without batteries or a CF card, ...
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Magenta noise on images?
Does anyone know why I'm getting magenta noise on my images. It's very inconsistent when it happens, and I'm having a hard time figuring out what's causing it.
I'm seeing the 'noise' predominantly ...
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