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Nikon D850 flicker warning

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bobbyjo007

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Hello!  I bought my first DSLR camera ever... It's the Nikon D850 with an AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G lens.  I've never owned a Nikon before, or any high value DSLR for that matter. I didn't even know how to attach the lens at first, but YouTube was helpful.

 

Anyways, after I nervously attached the 35mm lens, I flipped on the camera and attempted to take my first picture.  After half-pressing the shutter button, I saw a red FLICKER indicator turn on inside my viewfinder. Does this mean that my lens is not properly attached? Or, is this warning turned on by default? What does it mean?

 

Thanks.

 



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Adam

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If you're testing the camera indoors, be sure to select a shutter speed that's < 1/50s.  Otherwise the flickering from your lights might result in exposure problems.



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What do you mean by flicker? Is it the composing help grid and AF lighting you mean?



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Hello,
Nothing is wrong with your camera or lens.

As Adam already mentioned it has to do with the light conditions (especially in closed rooms with electric lights on, which even so looks to be continously on, is going on/off based on the frequency of the electric network (this is normal for « AC = alternating Current »)

So, nothing to worry about, just a warning. Most other cameras wouldn’t even warn you about.

To find out more, have a look here:

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bobbyjo007

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What do you mean by flicker? Is it the composing help grid and AF lighting you mean?

 

There's an indicator inside the viewfinder on the bottom right that says "flicker" when I do a half-press the shutter button.  The other posts mention that this might happen if I do a camera test indoors and due to light conditions, so that's probably it. I'm new to cameras, so I had no idea what it meant.



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When shooting indoors, keep your exposure time longer than 1/60 in the US, 1/50 in Europe to avoid your exposure being lit by just a part of the AC cycle. If you don't do this, you will get strange exposure, and with some light sources, even stranger white balance.

 

I didn't remember that this warning gizmo was there in the D850, partially because of never owning, just renting one and partially because of remembering to do this without the reminder from the camera.

 

BTW, welcome to the forums!







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