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Charging a Nikon Coolpix 4500 on the move?

Nov 13, 2008 by David R | Posted in Cameras

Does anyone know if it is possible to charge a Coolpix 4500 using portable 'alternative energy' chargers? I want to have my camera with me on an extended cycling trip and would ideally like to do that without having to find a mains socket every few days. I know there are solar panels, the HYmini bike-mountable wind-powered charger and the large solar laptop chargers etc out there - but i am unsure which if any can handle this camera or a compatible battery. I am also told that charging the type of battery i usually use (Li-ion) can be dangerous! Does anyone have any experience in this area?

Or is it time to upgrade my camera? :-)
Hey - i love that camera! it's done me good service for 6 years now. Though i must admit - it is starting to get a little old . . .

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4500 which has stopped working. Message is "System Error I O".?

Jan 08, 2009 by clooneyesque_1 | Posted in Cameras

Any idea on how to fix easily / by myself? I've tried taking cards/batteries out and re-starting to no avail. Menu system doesn't respond.

I'm so sorry to hear that, I feel your pain. Unfortunately this is what we call a lens error or the firmware has tarnished. This is a typical thing with pocket cameras. Dust that sits on the sensor causes this issue with almost all these cameras.

Do I need a special flash for my Nikon Digital Camera?

Mar 23, 2006 by guru2u | Posted in Cameras

I need a larger flash for my Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital Camera with a hot shoe, and would love to be able to use the trusty Vivitar Thrysistor 283 that worked so well with my old SLR, but the Nikon manual warns that flashes not specifically made for Nikon Digital Cameras may damage the camera through some kind of electronic feedback. Are they just trying to sell me a $300 flash unit, or is this a valid concern?

Yup, it is possible for an old flash to fry a camera due to the trigger voltages. You can check this site for more info on that http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html. Cross reference your flash against the table there.

In any case, using an older flash would probably mean a loss of i-ttl (for nikon) or e-ttl (for canon). You would need to use auto/manual flash then. In addition, the camera may also act funny (e.g. my old metz on my canon 20D will always give me a 1/200 f5.6 on program mode. I have to use it in manual mode instead.

basics of photography?

Jul 15, 2008 by Chile | Posted in Cameras

does anybody know a site or something that could learn from.
my dads been into photography his whole life and its been wearing out on me. Im pretty much clueless on most things,but i know little stuff.
ive been shotting with a nikon coolpix 4500 and canon 20D

I can't imagine anyone better to teach you photography than your dad--and his lessons are free.

You realize by now that having a good camera (Canon 20D) makes no difference if you're, in your own word, clueless. The first lesson has to start from very basic.

I did the same for a friend & my nephew and they know exactly now how aperture relates to depth of field (and so on).

The first day we didn't even use their dSLR. I showed them my Nikon FM2 (which is a film camera--and it's a completely manual camera--everything has to be set), and we played with that basically for the whole day until they learned what all the controls and dials were.

You can be successful if both of you (the teacher and the student, I mean) are patience. If you want to know everything in one day--it's just not going to happen--and he certainly can't teach you all he knows in one day either.

It takes time (like learning how to play piano)--but with practice, you'll be very please with the results-in time.