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Nikon J1 Camera: My lens is blacking out

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:14:36 -0700

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, it will work, (outdoor) but if I take pictures inside (indoor, must say no lights at all) it wont work.

⟐ Commented April 01, 2025 at 18:14 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: My Nikon J1 wont turn on.

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:44:53 -0700

My Nikon J1 sat unused for about 6 months. I charged the battery but it still won't turn on. Suggestions?

⟐ Answered August 11, 2023 at 19:44 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Lens only works when it is zoomed all the way in

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:02:55 -0700

Hello,

I have not used my camera since April and today I turned it on it shows all the little icons around the screen but no image when i zoom in with the lens it shows me an image on the screen but as soon as i zoom out the image turns black and i cannot see what i am taking a picture of

⟐ Answered February 15, 2019 at 17:02 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Why is my screen black?

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:09:54 -0700

When i turn on my camera and engage the lens- the screen stays black. I cannot see anything that I am pointing at. When focused in on light on ceiling- i could see the light and take a photo- but when I focus on anything else- screen is black. When i take a photo- the photo is a black screen. I have removed the lens and cleaned both surfaces. Still black.

⟐ Commented April 05, 2024 at 10:09 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Nikon 1 AW1 WP-O2000 O-ring Discontinued

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:10:03 -0700

Hello,

It appears that nikon as discontinued the Nikon 1 AW1 WP-O2000 O-ring. I had a chat with nikon rep and they wanted me to send it in for service instead of selling me an O-Ring.

Has anyone used any non-oem O-Rings or know what size/type I should buy as a replacment?

Thanks - Justin

⟐ Commented February 02, 2021 at 20:10 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: battery latch broke so battery does not connect

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:31:35 -0700

The small orange plastic latch that keeps the battery pushed into the camera has snapped and broken; so the battery does not connect to power the camera. Is there any way to fix this on my own? Or should I find a camera repair place?

⟐ Commented March 01, 2026 at 4:31 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Why did it stop working after a swim in shallow water?

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:49:14 -0700

I went swimming in my 6 ft pool and after taking a few pictures, it stopped working all of a sudden. It says that it's waterproof up to 15 meters so this shouldn't have been a problem for it.

⟐ Answered February 25, 2019 at 22:49 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Which size SD card can I use for this camera?

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:28:11 -0700

My current SD card is full and now the camera won't let me take any more pictures. I want to replace the SD card but I'm not sure which brands and sizes I can use.

⟐ Answered October 26, 2016 at 16:28 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: battery compartment won't close & won't click when battery is put in

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:09:07 -0700

I'm not sure what the problem is but I put battery in pushing in orange battery latch and it does not latch

⟐ Commented December 25, 2024 at 15:09 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Could I replace my own cracked LCD screen?

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 04:06:48 -0700

I cracked my screen on my J1. I would rather avoid spending several hundred dollars, since the camera is not worth too much more. Can I replace it myself, is it hard to do?

⟐ Commented December 12, 2019 at 4:06 MST

Nikon 1: My Nikon 1 V1 viewfinder won't work.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:40:04 -0700

My Nikon 1 v1 works, but the viewfinder doesn’t.

⟐ Answered April 13, 2024 at 9:40 MST

Nikon 1: Nikon 1 - Salt in 11-27mm lense

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:05:44 -0700

I have what looks like salt inside the lens, what's the technique of taking off the front lens filter/cover to clean that out?

⟐ Answer edited October 21, 2022 at 10:05 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Display screen showed a black scratch line that started to increase

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 20:00:47 -0700

Two year old Nikon J1 screen showed a black scratch line that started to increase and form patches. I was wondering will it continue increasing.

⟐ Answered March 19, 2022 at 20:00 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Broken Battery clip replacement

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:46:46 -0700

The tiny yellow clip that holds the battery in my Nikon J1 has broken. I would like to know how to fix it and what that part is offically called

⟐ Commented November 03, 2025 at 18:46 MST

Nikon 1: Nikon 1 S1 display dark when shooting

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:41:03 -0700

It seems the Nikon 1 (I have the S1) lenses have a problem, when they don’t get used for a while, the aperture does not open anymore. Whether it is the aperture leafs getting stuck, a contact problem with the body, or anything like that, it seems to happen to all of them. I surmise this is why Nikon stopped producing or repairing this series.

I am still trying to find out if there is an aftermarket repair at a reasonable cost, or there is another reason.

In my case I have already cleaned the contacts on the body and lenses 10-27.5 and 30-110, and have blown the dust and other things out of the outside contact ports.

But until now no difference, which is why I will buy a new battery to try that out.

The last choice is to get Nikon or another repair shop to look at the lenses and the body.

⟐ Answered January 21, 2026 at 5:41 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: Disabling Automatic Turn On Feature, Nikon 1 J1?

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:50:17 -0700

I have a Nikon 1 J1. I can no longer use it because of the automatic power-on feature.

Whenever any amount of pressure is put on the lens, the camera automatically turns on. This makes it impossible to carry around because the camera powers up any time you touch or bump the thing, and the battery is constantly dying on me. The only way of using it is to remove and replace the battery each time I want to take a picture -- which is obviously very impractical.

I wrote to Nikon once about this, and they told me that the camera was intentionally designed this way, and nothing can be done about it. Which is totally ridiculous.

Is there any way to DISABLE this automatic-on feature?

⟐ Commented January 02, 2019 at 8:50 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: How do I replace the battery door?

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:45:56 -0700

The battery door is broken, I have a replacement but am wondering whether I need to dismantle the camera completely (the camera is actually a J2)

⟐ Answer accepted August 28, 2017 at 8:45 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Why doesn't it connect to wifi anymore?

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:36:05 -0700

I was using my Nikon 1 AW 1 the other day and I had no problems connecting it my home wifi. However, today I go to use my camera and now it won't connect. Is there anyway I can fix that or do I need to replace the camera completely?

⟐ Answer edited November 28, 2016 at 13:36 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Can I replace the LCD screen on the camera myself?

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:21:22 -0700

Hello, my 4 year old son somehow found a way to crack the LCD screen on my camera :( is it possible for me to replace it myself if I get the parts? Everywhere I have gone to get it replaced is out of my budget.

⟐ Answered November 28, 2016 at 13:21 MST

Nikon 1 AW 1: Can I use my different camera's Nikon lens?

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:09:59 -0700

I own a 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm PD-ZOOM lens and was wondering, is it compatible with the Nikon 1 AW 1? My current lens is broken and I wanted to replace it with this one.

⟐ Answered October 25, 2016 at 15:09 MST