Would likely be worth it to try using manual mode to match e.g. your phone's aperture and exposure to confirm the issue is in metering.@shiny has had a look at the pics and can see the auto settings are wrong.
Optical wipes for glasses work fine too. - I.meths would work or a bit of vodka on a cotton bud.
From the picture exif data it seems the iso is stuck on 3200 both indoors (which is reasonable) and outdoors in daylight.Would likely be worth it to try using manual mode to match e.g. your phone's aperture and exposure to confirm the issue is in metering.
Which metering mode do you use?
Does changing the metering modeaffect how the camera meters the scene at all?
There's a "Reset shooting options" buried in the menu, which one would have thought would be done during camera reset, but it might be worth giving it a shot.Had a good clean of the contacts and lense. I didn't clean the sensor - I assumed this would be a bad idea. I put the camera in to full manual but it wouldn't let me alter the exposure settings for some reason. Despite being set to manual, it had exposure lock on and I can't get this off.
I need to caveat that I'm no photographer and only know the absolute minimum.
I think I may need to give up on this camera
I gave that reset option a try but it made no difference. I'll see if there's a local Nikon repair shop that could look at it.There's a "Reset shooting options" buried in the menu, which one would have thought would be done during camera reset, but it might be worth giving it a shot.
I wonder how much a Nikon repair shop would ask to check it out.
Yes - that sounds like it. Sadly no answers on that thread thoughDoes this sound like your issue?
My lens is blacking out - Nikon J1 Camera
The lens is blacking out. When I turn on my camera the screen blacks out and won't take a picture but will still show the box (it turns red so it doesn't focus). It seems as if the lens thinks it is seeing pure darkness and there is nothing to focus on. And when I tried to take photo outside...www.ifixit.com
I thought the answer from that thread and the issue most probably with your lens was:Yes - that sounds like it. Sadly no answers on that thread though
Good spot - I had a senior moment when reading it and failed to notice the actual responses were further down the page. I suppose a different lens would show that the issue was with the lens and not the body.I thought the answer from that thread and the issue most probably with your lens was:
"The problem in most cases seems to be that the plastic gear on the motor that opens and closes the aperture develops a crack. The gear no longer fits tightly on the axle, which just spins around unable to rotate the gear."
Or is this not actually your camera just an image to show lense contacts.
That one is my actual camera. It's the J2 model. Now sadly stored to the side awaiting a decision on its fate.I may be stupid...
But is yours a J1 or a J2 as it says on the camera in these pics
Or is this not actually your camera just an image to show lense contacts.
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