photo:diy_unresponsive
troubleshooting: camera not working, unresponsive
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The problem
- camera suddenly becomes unresponsive and stops working
Potential causes and solutions
- camera is accidentally recording a video
- in this situation, you should be seeing an active live view image and REC should be displayed
- stop the video recording by pressing the REC button or perhaps the shutter button on some cameras
- camera is taking a long exposure
- this may have occurred if the lens cap is on, or it is very dark such as with night astrophotography
- note that most cameras by default will also take a second long exposure after the first - this is called a dark frame image and is used by the camera to reduce long exposure sensor heat-induced noise from the first image
- some cameras such as the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark II displays a live update of how much longer the second image exposure will take
- DO NOT turn the camera off unless you are happy to lose the image and potentially corrupt the memory card
- buffer is full
- this usually occurs after you have shot a burst of images, and the camera is still saving them to the memory card
- the camera should display a waiting icon
- DO NOT turn the camera off unless you are happy to lose all these images and potentially corrupt the memory card
- INSTEAD, WAIT until the buffer empties
- battery is flat
- replace battery with a fresh battery
- camera's algorithms hit a brick wall
- this occasionally can happen, especially with new firmware upgrades which have not been fully tested by the manufacturer
- try turning the camera OFF then back ON
- if that doesn't work, take the battery out then replace it, and turn it on
- if that fails, you may need to take it in for repair
- camera is dead
- this may occur due to water damage, dropping the camera, wear and tear, etc
- either take it in for repair or get a new one
photo/diy_unresponsive.txt · Last modified: 2017/10/08 00:21 by gary1