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Question posted by rachelkeeping20 on April 21st, 2013

I Have A Red Flashing Timer Come Up On My Camera And I Dont Know What It Is??

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on April 21st, 2013 6:28 AM
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Greetings - You just need to correctly set date and time and that should stop the flashing.


Hope that is helpful.
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D3000 User's Manual - Page 5

...-60 Red-eye reduction 59-60 Auto (flash off ) mode 27 Flash off the light on the mode dial? How do I shoot a series of the camera? How do I blur the background to bring out a subject? Can I focus the viewfinder? How do I take pictures with the self-timer? Can I quickly adjust settings for different scenes? What...
D3000 User's Manual - Page 9

... Mode 37 View/Delete: Viewing and Deleting Pictures in Guide Mode 39 Set up: Changing Camera Settings in Guide Mode 40 More on Photography (All Modes) 41 Focus ...41 Focus Mode...and Size ...50 Image Quality ...50 Image Size...52 Release Mode ...53 Self-Timer and Remote Modes 55 Using the Built-in Flash...58 Flash Mode ...59 ISO Sensitivity...62 Active D-Lighting...64 P, S, A, and M Modes...
D3000 User's Manual - Page 11

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 13

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 19

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 20

... camera controls and displays. Getting to Know the Camera Take a few moments to it as you read through the rest of the manual. The Camera...timer lamp 56 Red-eye reduction lamp ..... 60 8 Infrared receiver 56 9 BF-1A body cap 10 CPU contacts 11 Built-in flash 58 12 M (flash mode) button ......... 58 Y (flash compensation) button 79 13 Eyelet for camera strap 14 Connector cover 15 E (self-timer...
D3000 User's Manual - Page 22

...digital cameras. speeds to freeze action, M-Manual (0 71): Match slow shutter speeds to shutter speed and aperture suggest motion by blurring to produce optimal results with "point-andshoot" simplicity. i Auto (0 25): Camera... Modes Select these modes for full control over camera settings. j Auto (flash off) (0 25): As above, except that the flash will not fire even when lighting is poor....
D3000 User's Manual - Page 74

... be released ten seconds after the shutter has been released. Turning the camera off cancels self-timer and remote release modes and restores single frame or continuous mode. 56 No.... The shutter will be taken if the camera is released. Two seconds before the shutter is unable to blink and a beep will flash after the timer starts. z Delayed remote and quick-response ...
D3000 User's Manual - Page 75

... is pressed. For information on choosing the length of the self-timer, see page 131. E button A See Also For information on the ML-L3 once the flash has charged. The camera will be selected by the red-eye reduction lamp, which the flash pops up and fire if required when the shutter-release button on...
D3000 User's Manual - Page 99

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 103

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 112

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 114

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 160

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 181

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 182

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 183

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 191

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D3000 User's Manual - Page 213

...Red-eye correction 142 Red-eye reduction 60 Release mode 53 Remote Control 55, 72, 167 Remote on duration 131 Removing the lens from the camera 17 Reset setup options 125 Reset shooting options 119 Retouch menu 140 RGB 93, 121 RGB Histogram 93 Rotate tall 118 S Self-timer...sensitivity 62, 120 i-TTL 123 i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR 123 J JPEG 50 JPEG basic 50 JPEG fine ...
Quick Start Guide - Page 1

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