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p.1 #1 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Hi there,

I was taking some pictures today with my D3 and got a cd error.

I have read some other posts about this just being as simple as formatting the card or removing the battery and some claim it can be caused by the lens?... The funny thing was I deleted one random image and the count went back up to 280 images.

I was using a sandisk ultra II 8gb in slot 1 and was shooting raw. The card is quite new and I formatted the card in camera before using it.

Any ideas? I find this somewhat unsettling and now feel a more confident towards my D700 and I don't want to feel this way given the money I just paid!!... Should I consider returning the camera it is only 1 week old or just consider it a fluke or maybe something wrong with the card?..

Thanks

Jan 29, 2009 at 01:48 AM

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p.1 #2 · Nikon D3 Problem?

You mean you got a CH error? Seems likely to be a bad card. Have you tried other cards in the camera?

Jan 29, 2009 at 01:52 AM

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p.1 #3 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Thanks for responding no it was not a CH error (I've been there with my D70 already lol)

cd error:

due to "memory insufficient to record further photos at current settings or camera has run out of file or folder numbers"

Jan 29, 2009 at 01:54 AM

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p.1 #4 · Nikon D3 Problem?

I got that when mine hit 10K, boy did I freakout! Was yours a "new" body

You might check actuations, mine needed to be
prompted to start a new file. GL!

Jan 29, 2009 at 02:04 AM

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p.1 #5 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Sounds like a card error. BUT that doesn't mean you can't recover those images you took. You gotta remember how a memory card works.

When "formatting" a card, it kind of archives the stuff. Only when you fill that location, it is really "erased," otherwise the info will still be on the card.

As for my experience, I had a major car malfunction in which ALL of my pictures were gone. The card then exhibited real problems where it wouldn't be able to be reformatted in camera or on my computer. Oddly enough, the card works perfectly fine now. I consider it a hiccup, but it's no where close to being my main card.

The only cards I've seen or read about errors were Lexar cards and sometimes those fake Sandisk cards. That brings up a good question, was the memory card purchased from an authorized dealer? The card is approved for use with Nikon bodies.

Jan 29, 2009 at 02:09 AM

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p.1 #6 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Never heard of that cd error before. Course, I don't have a d3, so don't get the high priced errors...

So, did you try another card?

Jan 29, 2009 at 03:42 AM

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p.1 #7 · Nikon D3 Problem?

trenchmonkey wrote:
I got that when mine hit 10K, boy did I freakout! Was yours a "new" body

You might check actuations, mine needed to be
prompted to start a new file. GL!

How did you prompt it to start a new file? Mine blew through 10K w/o problems, but, I'd like to know how to over come the problem if it ever rears its ugly head at 30K or more.

Jan 29, 2009 at 04:12 AM

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p.1 #8 · Nikon D3 Problem?

I got it. Just format your card and you will be fine..

Jan 29, 2009 at 04:45 AM

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p.1 #9 · Nikon D3 Problem?

CD is used to indicate that the card is full. I used to get this a lot on the D2x when I used small cards at events. If your card was not actually full then it could be any number of things, but I would start by checking out the card/formatting.

Jan 29, 2009 at 07:54 AM

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p.1 #10 · Nikon D3 Problem?

That card wouldn't have been purchased off of ebay would it?

Jan 29, 2009 at 07:55 AM

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p.1 #11 · Nikon D3 Problem?

trenchmonkey wrote:
I got that when mine hit 10K, boy did I freakout! Was yours a "new" body

You might check actuations, mine needed to be
prompted to start a new file. GL!

That's odd - I whizzed right by 10K with no problems at all. Glad to see this post though - I'm not sure if I would have thought to start a new file (and I think I hit 10K in yellowstone too!)

Jan 29, 2009 at 01:31 PM

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p.1 #12 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Yeah, it was one of the "holy crap" this can't be happening moments. Tried another card/even slot 2 to no avail.
Weird thing was the week before I was screwin' around while chargin' the battery and removed the backup batt like an idiot.
Obviously upon resetting things I did something. Everything's cool now but can't tell ya what I did or didn't do.

Jan 29, 2009 at 01:41 PM

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p.1 #13 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Thanks for the replies.... I feel somewhat better now.

To those who asked the card is not a fake and the camera is brand new.

I don't mean to sound flaky but now that I think about it.... out of excitement I may have pulled the card out of my D700 without formatting it and put it in the D3 (which is stupid because I own a ton of cards)... However, I would have thought that those cameras would format the cards in the same way but perhaps it was the mixture of files from 2 different cameras on it that made things go wonky....

I am glad I experienced this very early in the game...

Thanks!

Jan 29, 2009 at 03:45 PM

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p.1 #14 · Nikon D3 Problem?

More likely it was filesystem corruption. You may have taken it out of the D700 when it was still writing, or perhaps accessing it in some way. Sounds to me like that's probably what it was.

Jan 29, 2009 at 04:27 PM

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p.1 #15 · Nikon D3 Problem?

I have had the message twice.
Shooting D3 for about a year.
Lenses include 70-200, 300mm 2,8VR, etc.
Cards Are SanDisk Extreme III and IV 16GB, new from B&H New York
Shooting Card 2 backup to card 1.
I reformat cards (both) from menu within camera, each time at start of shoot.

Error appeared to be "Card full" but had only shot about 300 pics, should have been couple of hundred "spots" left.

Shooting in RAW, full frame.

Pulled Card 1 out, camera continued to shoot to Card 2.
Pulled 2 out, camera then shot ok to Card 1.
Replaced Card 1 (now both are back in camera), no CD error showing.

Finished shoot with another 150 shots, no more issues.

Mmm, troubling this.

I did recently go over 9999 images, so camera has started at 0001. Dont think that was the cause of the CD error

Also, Nikon 300 mm/2.8 (NON VR) lense today was not my own, but a loaner while mine was being cleaned. But I dont think it was that.

It may have been a filesystem error, but I just checked past downloads and nothing different from previously named files or folders.

Apr 19, 2009 at 02:30 AM

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p.1 #16 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Did you see this thread?

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/744335

It seems that there is currently a firmware problem with the D3 that intermittently causes the camera to report that the card is full when it is not. I have experienced the problem on one occasion.

There is a thread on www.nikonians.org that has reports from many users on the problem. One user reported that Nikon sent him an email stating that they are aware of the problem and working on a fix.

Apr 19, 2009 at 08:12 PM

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p.1 #17 · Nikon D3 Problem?

in fact I have had the same problem a couple of time: the camera refuses to take pictures, and you have to reset everything to take pictures again...

Guy

Apr 20, 2009 at 05:35 PM

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p.1 #18 · Nikon D3 Problem?

This error message happened to me yesterday for the first time.

Setup:
- D3 with ~ 4.000 actuations
- attached lens: Nikkor AF 85/1,4 D
- 1st slot: Sandisk Extreme Ducati Edition 8GB
- 2nd slot: Sandisk Extreme III 30MB/s 8GB

Switched camera off, removed and re-insert both cards > no more problems.

BUT: I'm afraid facing this error message again in a special moment like on a wedding or in a dramatic sports-final for instance.

I'm going to write an e-mail to Nikon support. Hope, they can tell me if they are aware of this error and if/when they gonna fix this problem. For me, it seems to be a software-bug.

Take care.
-Christoph

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:02 PM

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p.1 #19 · Nikon D3 Problem?

I've had it a few times, my solution has always been to switch off, take the battery out and put it back in, problem disappears for weeks on end. Can't say what triggers it though, at one time I blamed sigma lenses, as it seemed to happen more with them.
No big deal for me though, yet.

Tim

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:15 PM

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p.1 #20 · Nikon D3 Problem?

Although this only happens intermittently, it is still unacceptable on a pro camera I think.
The more people that email Nikon support about this the better. They are still trying to sweep it under the carpet, blaming the cards etc.

Nov 17, 2009 at 05:00 PM

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