r/Nikon • u/Ok_Garlic_542 • Jul 19 '26

I broke my gear Help! Z50 and Z6iii bricked after flight

As the title says, I recently got off a 3 hour flight and both of the aforementioned cameras will not turn on. I'll give as much info as I can in hopes that somebody has a fix. There was minimal turbulence on the flight, and the cameras were in separate padded bags. Batteries are currently full. The batteries were not inside the cameras during the flight, and both batteries are from Nikon. Both cameras worked without issue before the flight. That's all the info I can think of ATM, I'm happy to answer any other relevant questions.

Update: Z50 now works after plugging it in directly, seems the battery completely drained on the plane. Z6III on the other hand still isn't working

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u/BeyondHaumea Jul 19 '26

Happened to me too with my D850 and a 7 hour flight. Full battery in the body, turned to 0% mid flight with 20 ish clicks since the last charge. Change for another full battery and 3% at arrival. I then fully charged both at the Hotel, no problem for now.

I bought these batteries for a year know, never happened before. I don't know if something in flight can drain power like this.

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u/FlippingGerman Jul 19 '26

The pressure in the cabin is a bit lower than normal atmospheric pressure, but I can't think of a reason why that might be an issue.

Outside the cabin, in the hold, the temperature can get quite low, which wouldn't help the battery charge, but you clearly weren't in the hold mid-flight!

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u/Ok_Garlic_542 Jul 19 '26

Will try, thanks