Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: D5100 AF only works in Live View http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=12234 where there’s smoke there’s forum fire en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 07:12:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://nikonrumors.com/forum/search.php Ironheart on "D5100 AF only works in Live View" http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=12234#post-120741 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:53:59 +0000 Ironheart 120741@http://nikonrumors.com/forum/

Good to hear!

sport31 on "D5100 AF only works in Live View" http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=12234#post-120739 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:48:38 +0000 sport31 120739@http://nikonrumors.com/forum/

Thanks a lot! Did the reset and it works now!!!

Ironheart on "D5100 AF only works in Live View" http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=12234#post-120728 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:13:21 +0000 Ironheart 120728@http://nikonrumors.com/forum/

Have you tried a fresh battery? Factory reset? Also, check the contacts on the camera body inside the lens flange for any damage or crud.

Edit: on second thought, if it all works in live view, it's not a crud on the contacts problem. Do try the reset and pulling the battery.

sport31 on "D5100 AF only works in Live View" http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=12234#post-120722 Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:55:53 +0000 sport31 120722@http://nikonrumors.com/forum/

So I've had my D5100 close to a year, and it suddenly stopped auto focusing when shooting through the viewfinder. However, if I switch to live view the AF works just fine, so obviously everything is setup for AF. This incident occurs in every shooting mode, with every lens I have (standard 18-55 & 70-300, also 18-200). I'd appreciate any input or knowledge about this problem. Thanks!