Nikon D70 Blinking Green Light of Death

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Robert Haar - 01 Aug 2006 22:01 GMT

I have a D70 that I haven't used since I got a D200 about two months ago. I
got it out to take as a second camera, but it isn't working. I did some web
searching and found a few references to a similar situation described as the
Blinking Green Light of Death and to a service notice on Nikon's web site.

The symptoms are that the camera won't turn on normally and the green LED on
the back side (called the memory card access lamp in the manual) is blinking
about once per second. If I remove the memory card, the flashing stops but
the camera still does not turn on properly. I tried two different batteries,
freshly charged ad thee different memory cards that I have used before.

Nikon's service bulletin says to send the camera back to them.

I can do that but wonder if there is any other way to reset the camera.
Also, is there something that I did that triggered this?

When I put the camera away, I removed the battery. It sat for about two
months that way.

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Little Green Eyed Dragon - 01 Aug 2006 23:25 GMT

> I have a D70 that I haven't used since I got a D200 about two months ago. I
> got it out to take as a second camera, but it isn't working. I did some web
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> When I put the camera away, I removed the battery. It sat for about two
> months that way.

It appears your D70 does not like being neglected, or to play second
fiddle to the D200 :^)

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Bill - 02 Aug 2006 00:20 GMT

>I have a D70 that I haven't used since I got a D200 about two months ago. I
>got it out to take as a second camera, but it isn't working. I did some web
>searching and found a few references to a similar situation described as the
>Blinking Green Light of Death and to a service notice on Nikon's web site.
>
>Nikon's service bulletin says to send the camera back to them.

If it's the BGLOD issue, Nikon will fix it for free since it's a known
issue with a "service advisory" (you can get a PDF document to print out
and send with the camera to get free service).

I've read good nothing but good reports about Nikon taking care of this
problem.

>I can do that but wonder if there is any other way to reset the camera.

There are two reset options for the camera, but I doubt they will help
with this issue.

>Also, is there something that I did that triggered this?

If it's the BGLOD issue, then no - the cause is a poor circuit board
connection inside the camera.

>When I put the camera away, I removed the battery. It sat for about two
>months that way.

That won't cause any problems - it's how the camera is shipped in the
first place, and how it should be stored.

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Isaiah Beard - 02 Aug 2006 02:25 GMT

> Nikon's service bulletin says to send the camera back to them.
>
> I can do that but wonder if there is any other way to reset the camera.
> Also, is there something that I did that triggered this?

According to what is being said about this in discussion forums, the
problem is with a faulty printed circuit board, or a connector to one of
those boards. It's a defective hardware issue, therefore not something
that a simple reset will fix.

And considering Nikon considers this a recognized defect with a specific
batch of cameras manufactured during a certain time period, it is highly
unlikely that something you did caused this.

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