Nikon COOLPIX L18 Digital Camera - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

The cracked screen is the whole problem Go onto Nikon's web page to get repair information.

Sounds as if the card is corrupted - you will have to use data recovery software.

Do more internet searches of your model. Sounds like the sensor chip died. Pretty expensive part. Could have not liked the salty environment or you are just unlucky. Do the search until you give up as there is a lot of info on internet. Cameras are getting pretty cheap now so if it is a little old or cheaper model, you may do better with a forced "upgrade".

try taking out the battery and re;install.lens should retract.if not,switch off camera and very GENTLY try to push in lens,while camera is still shutting down.otherwise have it checked by expert.

It probably refers to intellectual property protection i.e. copyright, trademark, patent etc.

Is there not a button with an icon of a bin next to it on your camera? You could also just hook your camera up to a computer, browse to the folder, select all the pictures and delete them like that.

, needs repairing

Do you have a SD card in it are your batteries new and the right kind? Have you taken pictures with that camera before If you can answer yes to all those questions and you still have problems contact your vendor

best thing to do is send it in for repairs but if your confident in opening it up then just make sure you take note of exactly how you opened up so you are able to put it back together again and then carefully bend the pins straight or how ever they were originally remember if over bent you run the risk of snapping the pins and then you will have to (and this is not often very easy to do)source the unit and then have the skills of soldering and this is also not very easy

check the battery

you will need the usb cable to connect your camera to your pc and when you connect them the software should install either automatically or if the camera came with a cd you will need to insert the cd and install the software yourself then when you open the program that was installed it should give you an option to view the photos or to sync them with the pc and if this is not the case when you connect the camera if you open my computer there should be another drive where you see your C: drive

have you formated the card

This indicates that the built-in battery of the camera is damaged.(All digital cameras have a tiny built-in battery) Replace that battery and you'll be OK. Don't ask me how to do that change. Get the manufacturer to point you to the location of that built-in battery or put it to a service centre.

This link will take you to the Nikon USA website where you can view a copy of your camera's user manual for free. Page 10 explains and shows you how to replace your batteries. User Manual Coolpix L18 L16 Nikon Knowledgebase

Set for jpeg ot raw raw wil, fill up your sd card

Try doing a "factory reset" in your menu settings

Here you go. Current versions of Nikon software Nikon Knowledgebase

i glanced through the manual but didn't see anything specific. usually the same process as 'protecting' can be used to remove protection from an image or images. additionally, formatting the card will remove even protected images*. *use with caution

Are you using your cameras built in memory or an add on memory card? Your camera comes with a very small built in memory. If that is all you have, you will run out of memory quickly. You need to buy a large memory card (8Gb or more) for your camera and go in your camera's menu to make sure that the camera is set to write your pictures to the add on card rather then the camera's internal memory.

you might have cooked it..... fresh alkaline batteries carry a voltage of about 1.7v. try turning it on/off multiple times to see if it will clear the fault.