D70s "CHA" error

I've had my Nikon D70s for about 6 months. Still learning how to use it, and
enjoying it very much.

I've noticed an intermittent error message that seems to appear from time to
time. On the LCD display panel on the top of the camera, in the exact
location where it normally displays the number of shots remaining, it
occasionally displays a rather cryptic message which reads "CHA"....

Once this error message is displayed, the camera won't take any more
pictures....unless you turn if off for a few minutes... Then everything goes
back to normal. The first 2 or 3 times I saw this, I though it might be
trying to tell me that it's time to charge the battery (CHA??), however, the
battery level indicator was fine, and I knew for a fact the battery still
had plenty of juice left in it.

I've been digging around on the web, and I found a little information about
this happening on early model D70 cameras, and that it's usually caused by a
faulty [or perhaps unsupported] compact flash card. In a few places, I read
that formatting the memory card will clear the error. However, my camera is
the D70s (and therefore newer) and my memory card is a 1GB Sandisk Extreme
III compact flash. In the last 6 months, I've taken roughly 3,000 photos and
I've seen this error message only 5 or 6 times. As I have said, turning the
camera off for a few minutes usually resolves the issue. Just wondering if
anyone else has experienced this..

Thanks in advance.

Derek

 

Hi
I regret that it may not be good news ......
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=nikon+d70+error+cha&meta=
I hasten to add that so far my wife's has been excellent other than a few
lost images - maybe time to get another memory card or re-format it - in the
camera - NEVER on the PC.
HTH
Ono

 

Couple errors here. First of all, the D70 and the D70s are identical.
The only difference is the size of the LCD on the back. So what affects
one will affect the other. And there is nothing about it being unique
to early model D70 cameras.

Secondly, it is not always caused by a faulty or unsupported compact
flash card, although the SanDisk Extreme III and other fast write cards
seem to me to have the problem more often, especially when taking a lot
of pictures in fast sequence. I notice the problem seems to come up
more often when using certain batteries, especially third party
batteries. Personally, I also suspect some environmental factors can
cause the problem, especially heat.

 

That just is not true. There are other differences, such as the D70s
being able to remotely control a an SD600, which the D70 can't do.

 

What is an "SD600"?

 

It can remotely control a Canon Powershot? That IS amazing!

But if you are talking about the SB600 flash, the D70 has i-TTL and can
use its flash in Commander mode just like the D70s, so yes, the SB600
is remotely controlled just like the D70s. There is no difference at
all. I prefer the SB800, personally.

I did forget that the D70s can use the optional MC-DC1 remote cord, but
most people use the ML-3 wireless controller on both cameras.

Nikon also claims that the D70s' built-in flash has a slightly wider
angle. You can't prove it by me, though.

Both cameras have identical firmware and menus, controls, and buttons.
There was a rumor about the prism or viewfinder being different, but
that is a rumor. The same rumor also alleges that the D70 started
getting the same prism or viewfinder when the D70s was introduced. No
one has actually been able to show any difference, but whatever.

Almost all reviewers treat the two cameras as identical for all
practical purposes.

 

Assuming you meant "SB600", the D70 most certainly can remotely control it.

 

Assuming you meant "SB600", the D70 most certainly can remotely
control it.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, SB; my finger slipped, but no it can't.

 

Maybe you haven't figured out how to do it, but I have and it works just
fine.

Dave



Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability
to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable
for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams

 

I promise you that it can. I've done it, and there is no trick to it at all.

 

Yeah, SB; my finger slipped, but no it can't.[/QUOTE]

And you call yourself "Nikon User." Yes, it can. I have done it myself.