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Nikon Camera Taking Black Pictures? 5 Solutions to Fix

An issue with the shutter is probably causing this issue

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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If your Nikon camera is taking blackpictures, there’s probably an issue with your shutter.

This is a major problem, but in today’s article, we’ll show you how to fix this issue on your own.

What to do if the Nikon camera is taking black pictures?

1. Set the exposure to 30 seconds

This method might be potentially dangerous if you’re not careful, and we’re not responsible for any damage that might occur.

2. Use the Clean Image Sensor option

To fix this problem, someusersare suggesting using theCleanImageSensoroption. This option should be available from the menu.

According tousers, using a CleanImageSensor option a few times should fix the problem with your camera.

3. Try removing the battery

4. Change the ISO value

According tousers, changing the ISO setting fixed this problem for them.

It appears that the issue was caused only when ISO was set to 100.

After changing the ISO to a higher value, the problem was gone.

5. Take your camera to the repair center

If you’re still having this issue, there might be a hardware problem with your camera.

To fix it, it would be best to take it to the Nikon’s repair center and have a professional fix it for you.

There you go, we hope that our solutions helped you fix the problem with Nikon cameras and blackpictures. If our solutions were helpful, feel free to let us know in the comment section below.

Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.