Post by peter45 on Aug 3, 2016 12:30:52 GMT 10
For those who read my comment in the Quick Shooter forum I mentioned my camera froze and I couldn't take any photos, all controls, buttons did not work. I have now solved the problem and it might help others, if you are working in the dark (literally and figuratively) and using a remote release cable.
On my cable the button actually can slide upwards (shows I haven't used it in a long time, or that much), and then down actually does the focusing - I am in live view for this - so push it and it will focus, then I slide it up and push it again to take the actual pic.
In the dark, and fumbling around with a torch stuck in my mouth, I hadn't slid the button back down, so it kept the lens open, taking a pic all the time. I removed the cable to walk home and tried the camera this morning for the examples in the Flowers forum, and it worked fine. Put the cable back in and had the same problem, lens open (unknown to me) and all buttons frozen.
Then I noticed the button was still in the up or "take" mode, so slid it down and everything ok.
On my cable the button actually can slide upwards (shows I haven't used it in a long time, or that much), and then down actually does the focusing - I am in live view for this - so push it and it will focus, then I slide it up and push it again to take the actual pic.
In the dark, and fumbling around with a torch stuck in my mouth, I hadn't slid the button back down, so it kept the lens open, taking a pic all the time. I removed the cable to walk home and tried the camera this morning for the examples in the Flowers forum, and it worked fine. Put the cable back in and had the same problem, lens open (unknown to me) and all buttons frozen.
Then I noticed the button was still in the up or "take" mode, so slid it down and everything ok.
