Brand new D300 does THE SAME THING.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

03/10/2008 12:21:15 PM · #1

So I'm sure if you look far enough down, you'll see my other thread about the weird glitch with my D300. Well, I traded it at the store I bought it for a brand new one, and guess what:

IT STILL DOES THAT.

It looks a bit different (this one has white horizontal lines that appear), but it's the same thing (colors still seperate and I lose scrolling).

I'm convinced it must be me. Can someone else with a D300 perhaps try out my exact settings to see if it will mess up for you, as well? Keep in mind the glitch isn't permanent and images aren't damaged, so you'll be safe, if you can stand (possibly) putting up with an annoying glitch. Btw, I don't have my D300 with me (at school) but I can post all my settings when I get home.

tjbel05

Nikon Z9

03/10/2008 12:29:56 PM · #2

PM Sent

Nikolai1024

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D

03/10/2008 12:30:57 PM · #3

does what?

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

03/10/2008 12:50:05 PM · #4

Here's what it does, copied from my other thread:

My D300 gets a strange error occasionally: when I take a picture and the image appears on the back LCD, if I immediately zoom in (say, to check my sharpness and exposure, which is what I usually do), the colors seperate. For example, a blue blob may be floating around. Move the blue blob to one side a bit and it would fit over the image and thus be normal. The image appears black and white except for the blobs of color. I also lose the ability to pan vertically in the zoomed picture.

* Note that the image itself is not harmed. It is fixable by zooming back out to the thumbnail view, and then I can even zoom back in again. It's just very annoying because the camera hangs up for a few seconds before I can do ANYTHING again.

If anyone DOES know what's going on and it's an easy fix, LET ME KNOW!!! Otherwise, I may have to send it to Nikon, which would be sad because I'd have to use a borrowed D200 until it gets back.

EDIT: Forgot to mention things I've tried that have no effect on the camera doing this. Here they are: CF card makes no difference; MB-D10 grip makes no difference; lens makes no difference; batteries make no difference; shooting stuff like ISO, WB, Continuous, flash, etc, make no difference... I think that about sums it.

There used to be pictures on my Flickr account, but I stupidly took them down when I got the new camera. I have to have my friend send me the picture we took of the new error.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/10/2008 01:10:31 PM · #5

How immediate is "immediately"? Are you shooting RAW or jpg? If you are zooming in on the LCD display of a RAW image the instant it appears, you may be trying to zoom before the buffer has completely written to the card. The camera may be generating the jpg-for-display faster than the buffer is emptying. It's a stretch, but who knows?

R.

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

03/10/2008 01:46:28 PM · #6

I'm shooting RAW + JPG Small and Basic. It should be getting the JPG preview pretty fast.

I suppose that could be a valid explanation, but there's one hole to that logic: It's only every once and a while, even though I repeat the same picture and conditions several times. File size and color information would all be very close to the same. :/

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/10/2008 02:12:52 PM · #7

Originally posted by Anti-Martyr:

But sometimes you fire off several images in rapid succession, and the buffering/write may lag behind. Your camera is "wired" for the ultra high speed cards; have you tried one to see if you get the same problem?

R.

Carl Zeiss 50mm ZF f/1.4 Planar T

03/10/2008 02:27:00 PM · #8

The Sandisk Extreme IIIs aren't THE highest speed, but they're up there. I don't think the card is the issue. And the glitch happens even after a single exposure while the buffer is empty. But I haven't tried a UDMA card or anything. I could, but I doubt it'd change anything :/

nikolaos

Nikon D200

03/10/2008 02:31:19 PM · #9

Originally posted by Anti-Martyr:

If you shoot only jpg or only raw does it makes the same thing? And also you didn't specify how immediate is "immediately"? If you wait 1s will it do the same?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/11/2008 08:52:06 AM · #10

I can't be sure about just JPG or just RAW... And yes, I've had the camera glitch even after I've spent more than a second reviewing the entire image preview.

ben4345

Nikon D700

03/11/2008 11:22:39 AM · #11

I can't seem to duplicate your problem with mine. over 12,000 clicks already, using lexar 300x UDMA. RAW only 98% of the time and purchased the day it was released.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

03/11/2008 11:31:25 AM · #12

No one can, it seems... Not even Nikon. This is dumb :/

I guess I'll have to return the D300 and buy a D3.

hsolakidis

Nikon D50

03/11/2008 11:35:01 AM · #13

I 'd be more than happy to exchange my bug-free D50 for your D300.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist).

Message edited by author 2008-03-11 11:35:12.

03/11/2008 02:00:28 PM · #14

Originally posted by hsolakidis:

I 'd be more than happy to exchange my bug-free D50 for your D300.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist).

I'd trade my infrared D1 for your D50, but not the D300. Even if it is malfunctioning :P

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/13/2008 11:06:24 PM · #15

Anyone? Any ideas? I'm still stumped and it's still doing it :(

FireBird

03/14/2008 12:14:29 AM · #16

Are you always at the same physical location when this happens? Say... your house, or your work? Extremely high energy RF and magnetic field can do some weird things to electronics. Just a thought.

picturesbykim

Nikon D300

03/14/2008 12:42:27 AM · #17

I have a D300 and have not experienced this. I've had it since November, with no problems. I wish we could see an example of what it's doing.

03/14/2008 11:52:45 AM · #18

Originally posted by picturesbykim:

I have a D300 and have not experienced this. I've had it since November, with no problems. I wish we could see an example of what it's doing.

I deleted them from my Flickr because I thought it'd be fixed in the new one. That was stupid. I'll re-up them tonight. Here's all I got, taken with a cameraphone outside in bright light. Read the description I wrote on Flickr.

Good Pictures of D300 error

And no, I'm not always in the same spot. Steve and I considered that because it seemed to happen a lot when I stood in this one spot at National Camera, but it hasn't reproduced there since. So I don't THINK it's location; either that, or all of the Minneapolis area is very magnetically disturbed.

Message edited by author 2008-03-14 20:56:58.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

03/14/2008 08:56:08 PM · #19

Good Quality Pictures of D300 Error

Here's the good pictures. Today, it happened for a good 20 shots in a row before it finally decided to stop. I've changed the link in my other post as well, for convenience.

Anyone ever seen ANYTHING like this? :(

FireBird

03/14/2008 11:18:36 PM · #20

Nikonians

That's a website dedicated to Nikon stuff. You can join the base
membership for free. There will be a D100/200/300 forum that you
should ask about this problem. When I have equipment problems that
is the place I go to. I'd carry this one back and get another.
Good luck.

Baxter

Nikon D500

03/15/2008 12:07:11 AM · #21

Just tried it and the I get the same results. It only happens when I use RAW plus fine Jpeg, and a slower card. Happens on a Luxar 133x and a Sandisk Ulta II. Does not happen on the Sandisk Extreme III. So I have to agree that it has to do how fast the buffer is clearing. Simple solution is to wait 2 seconds for the buffer to clear before zooming in on the preview. Or use RAW plus normal.