I can view old pictures fine on my camera, but when I open the front and let the lens come out in capture mode, a vertical line appears on the display and then the camera goes dead. Freshly charged batteries didn't change anything, nor did deleting all the pictures on the memory card. The video capture mode has the same problem.
-   I have had the same problem.
I found it has to do with the type of battery used.
Certain "heavyduty types" will cause the problem, even when fresh. Also rechargeable types will do this if they are old.
I just use cheap Ray-O Vac batteries and all is well.
It seems the low battery sensor and shutdown feature is very sensitive to the type of batterys used.-   Nikon1