Uh Oh...Me Too

[marknorton]

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And I suppose you think GM, Ford and Chrysler are in rude health?

 

You are right though, good grounding is very important and I'm concerned, for example, that there's not good electrical conductivity between accessible metal parts of the camera.

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[Jamie Roberts]

[from the wedding show floor here, on a little break]...

 

What's interesting is that a couple of the cameras have come "back to life" after a prolonged wait.

 

To me, that means something like an internal battery and frozen firmware.

 

So even if the cause is static, the condition is "kept alive" until the internal power source dies. Then you can apply power and hey presto--the thing checks out ok. When is that? I have no idea; the date in my M8 seemed to hold no matter how long the power was out (unlike my DMR, which never holds a date or settings once the power is down).

 

This would explain Steve's situation where the camera works in Allendale after dying on him. If so, that's heartening, because a fw fix could probably manage the situation (and something in the camera's logic is being tweaked here).

[carcam]

Sean- sorry to hear about your M8 problems but lucky for us. If it had to happen to anyone, I'm glad it's you. No offense, but with your knowledge, connections and well earned respect, I'm confident we will soon know the exact cause. By you having these problems, we will see a quicker resolution than If I did.

 

I have been lucky so far with no problems but will take a back-up camera next week on vacation. I have not been so luck with other high-tech, early intro purchases. My new '06 M5 (BMW not camera) sufferred an SMG transmission failure recently and before that my new 911 turbo had a complete engine replacement. Probably never happen with a Sony digicam or Toyota Camry... I took it in stride and still enjoy fine automobiles.

 

With any introduction at this level of technology, we are all beta testers. If I can get through the bumps in the road with the M8 and learn enough, I'll probably move on to the M9 or whatever is next and at least I'll have some of the finest glass already.

[doug_m]

For whatever its worth my dealer told me that one thing that sometimes works with dead digital cameras in general is to turn the camera off, take the battery out, turn the camera on again and then press the shutter release and keep it down for 3 to 4 seconds. Follow this sequence by turning the camera off, putting a charged battery back in and turning the camera on. I have no idea if this works but it is certainly worth a try in case of sudden camera death. Has anyone else heard of this approach?