stuny Posted July 5, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Each time I turn on my V-Lux it asks me to set the calendar which I must do before I can take any photos. That works until I turn off the power. Any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DigitalHeMan Posted July 5, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2015 Some cameras have an internal battery that is used to power the chips storing the date information, so that you don't need to reset every time you remove the removable battery. The internal battery is kept charged by the removable battery that powers the camera. I can imagine that if you stored the camera without the removable battery in it, then after a (very) long time then the internal battery could become discharged, and would need to be reset. However since you use your camera a lot I can't imagine that to be the case do you always remove the battery to charge it at the end of a shoot? Maybe leave a fully charged battery in there overnight and see if it changes anything? I can't imagine it will though, so I think you are going to need to send it back to the mother ship.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 6, 2015 Simon - Thank you for your suggestion, but the longest I have the camera without a charged battery is the few seconds it takes to change from a partially discharged battery to a fully charged battery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted July 6, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2015 Hi Stuny, I'm not sure, but if there is a Reset button, have you tried a Reset? Otherwise it's a call to Leica or your Dealer.. Replacement Required.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisRL Posted July 6, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2015 Stuny From what I gather, the clock and other system information is powered either by EEPROM or some other internal battery (not the camera battery) charge. This is what helps the camera remember what it is and when it is even if you take the camera battery out. There's no written record of this item that I can find, but since it's digital I'm pretty sure that's what it is - that internal motherboard power isn't working properly, so if you remove the main camera battery, the clock and other system information is lost. The main camera battery may or may not charge the internal system chip. On regular computers, it's a button battery that lasts for years but is not rechargeable. Not having opened a 114 up, I couldn't point it out to you, and in any event, as mano said, it's a Dealer deal, warranty etc. Pretty basic error for a Leica branded camera, though. What happened after your system reset? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 6, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2015 Normally, the clock is indeed powered by an on-board capacitor which is charged from the battery. In a new camera, the capacitor may take up to two days to charge to capacity. Hence, if you remove the main battery from a camera before that internal "battery" is fully charged or if you leave your camera without its main battery for any length of time (days, I would guess) the internal battery might become exhausted. It's possible that the manual says something about the time needed to charge and discharge that capacitor. If you normally keep your camera with a charged battery installed, I'd assume the internal capacitor to be defective and bring the camera back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted July 6, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leonard, Chris & Philipp - Thank you. I fear the camera needs to visit Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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