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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 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 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 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 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 J1 Camera: camera will not turn on

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:08:05 -0700

Battery is charged but camera will not turn on

⟐ Answered August 09, 2016 at 21:08 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: I dropped my camera and then it won't turn on.

Sun, 15 May 2016 07:15:38 -0700

My camera won't turn on after I dropped it on the floor.

⟐ Answered May 15, 2016 at 7:15 MST

Nikon J1 Camera: black screen, can see stored movies. .

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:15:19 -0700

camera will not take picture. Battery charged When Hold down button, battery icon shows red .

Nikon J1 Camera: How to fix the locking button on my 30-110 lens. It fell out.

Wed, 23 May 2018 14:43:18 -0700

The button on my Nikon J1 30-110 zoom lens fell out. Do you have that peace so that I can fix it? It's a black rubber button.

Nikon J1 Camera: Screen is stuck at set date and time

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:39:11 -0700

Just bought an aftermarket battery and when I placed it in and turned the camera on, it's stuck at set date and time. The power button is the only thing working. How do i pass the date and time?

Nikon J1 Camera: My flash wont work

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:41:16 -0700

My flash wont work even though it says its active when popping up. How do i fix that?

Nikon J1 Camera: Movie mode not available?

Sat, 03 Jun 2017 23:14:48 -0700

I have a Nikon J1. Mode dial works for all except the "movie mode" . When i turn it to the movie mode, it doesnt indicate it on the screen. If i press the record button, a message shows up saying "The movie-record button an not be used in this mode". Is there a way to hard reset the camera? Ive reset the settings but its still the same.

Nikon J1 Camera: Why is camera slow to respond

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:17:52 -0700

When you press the photo button, there can be a delay before the camera responds, or you need to press the button again, and the photo may be blury. Taking several photos in rapid succession is pretty much impossible

Nikon J1 Camera: How to fix my flash

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 08:43:14 -0700

I've had my Nikon J1 for 5 years now. About a month after I bought it the flash stopped working. The camera has never been dropped. Never left out or misused... Just one day wouldn't work anymore. What to do??